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. (figurative) youngster; kid

   Synonym: rapazolo

   • 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

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gaioto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gaioto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaioto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN