gaitaço

Portuguese

FWOTD – 19 June 2019

Etymology

From gaita (“accordion”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.su/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.su/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.so/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.su/

• Hyphenation: gai‧ta‧ço

Noun

gaitaço m (plural gaitaços)

1. (South Brazil) skillful accordion playing
   • 2016, Valmir Zanelato, Elio Moreira, Adelar Bertussi: a lenda viva dos pagos, Foto Arte, page 210:

     Mas, deixa estar, a notícia se espalhou pela cidade: o Valmir Zanelato estava de aniversário e o comemoraria no Sítio Nunes com uma grande e bela festança, que seria abrilhantada pelos gaitaços e por canções que moveram as engrenagens da música gaúcha.

     But don’t worry about it, the news spread through town: it was Valmir Zanelato’s birthday and it would be celebrated at Nunes Farm with a great and wonderful party, which would be brightened by the sound of accordions and by songs that had greased the wheels of Gaucho music.

Related terms

• gaiteiro