gabita

Galician

Alternative forms

• gabito

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈβita̝/

Noun

gabita f (plural gabitas, masculine gabito, masculine plural gabitos)

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

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• “gabita” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.