gaivota

Galician

Gaivota and Cíes Islands, Galicia

Alternative forms

• gavota, gueivota

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡajˈβɔta̝/

Noun

gaivota f (plural gaivotas)

1. gull, seagull

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaivota”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

gaivota (Larus occidentalis)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaj.ˈvɔ.ta/
• IPA^(key): /ɡaj.ˈvɔ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: gai‧vo‧ta

Noun

gaivota f (plural s)

1. seagull (white seabird of the family Laridae)

Related terms

• gavião