gabita

Galician

Alternative forms

• gabito

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] or Gothic; ultimately, related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Compare gabear (“to climb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈβita̝/

Noun

gabita f (plural gabitas)

1. long shafted hook used to attach an additional pair of animals to a kart or plough

   Synonyms: cambito, cambo, soliño

2. plover

   Synonym: píllara

Derived terms

• agabitar
• engabitar

Related terms

• gabear

References

• “gabita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “gabita” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gabita” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gabita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.