gaioto

gaioto

Galician

Etymology

From gaio (“jaybird”) +‎ -oto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡai̯ˈɔtʊ]

Noun

gaioto m (plural gaiotos)

1. young jay

Noun

gaioto m (plural gaiotos, feminine gaiota, feminine plural gaiotas)

1. (figuratively) youngster; kid
   • 1887, Rufino Ribera Losada, O conto da lebre

     Tiñan cinco fillos; dous gaiotiños que andaban na escola, un deprendendo o catón i o outro a cartilla dos cristos. Os outros tres, un era de peito i os dous restantes inda andaban de refaixo.

     They had five children: two kids who were at school, one learning how to read and write and the other primer. The other three, one was a babe in arms, the remaining two still used diapers

   Synonym: rapazolo

References

• “gaioto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gaioto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gaioto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.