gaiola

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈjɔla/ [ɡɑˈjɔ.lɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɡaˈjɔla/ [ɡɑˈjɔ.lɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ħaˈjɔla/ [ħɑˈjɔ.lɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: ga‧io‧la

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage

   Synonym: xaula

2. snare

   Synonyms: panterlo, trampa

Derived terms

• Gaiola

Etymology 2

From goio (“joy”) +‎ -ola.

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. diversion, fun

   Synonym: troula

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gaiola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “iauola”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gaiola”, 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, editor (2006–2013), “gayola”, 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), “gaiola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaiola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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/

• Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
• Hyphenation: gai‧o‧la

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage

   Synonym: jaula

2. birdcage

Derived terms

• engaiolar
• gaiola pombalina

Related terms

• gaiva
• gávea

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Gaioll
• >? Macanese: cajola

Further reading

• “gaiola” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “gaiola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024