gaiola

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Doublet of xaula, which was borrowed through French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈjɔlɐ]

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage

   Synonym: xaula

2. snare

   Synonyms: panterlo, trampa

Derived terms

• Gaiola

Etymology 2

From goio (“joy”) +‎ -ola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈjɔlɐ]

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. diversion, fun

   Synonym: troula

References

• “gaiola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “iauola” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “gaiola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gayola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gaiola” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gaiola” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Neapolitan

Noun

gaiola f (plural caiole)

1. birdcage

Portuguese

gaiola

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Cognate to Spanish gayola. Compare jaula, a doublet borrowed through French.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈɔ.la/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: gai‧o‧la

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage

   Synonym: jaula

2. birdcage

Derived terms

• engaiolar
• gaiola pombalina

Related terms

• gaiva
• gávea

Further reading

• “gaiola” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.