gaiola

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician / Old Galician-Portuguese, from Old French gaiole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Vulgar Latin *caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). Doublet of xaula, borrowed again from Middle French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈjɔla̝/

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage

   Synonym: xaula

Derived terms

• Gaiola

References

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

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Neapolitan

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiole)

1. birdcage

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Portuguese

gaiola

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Vulgar Latin *caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). Cognate to Spanish gayola. Compare jaula, a doublet borrowed through French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈjɔlɐ/

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

1. cage
2. birdcage

Synonyms

• (cage): jaula

Related terms

• gaiva
• gávea