vaites

Galician

Etymology

From vaite "get out" (commanding a person to leave), and -s, which characterises some adverbs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajtes/ [ˈba̠j.t̪es̺]
• Rhymes: -ajtes

Interjection

vaites!

1. (colloquial, sometimes sarcastic) get away! get out! who would have thought it? Indicates disbelief or, more frequently, false disbelief

   Os ricos non queren máis impostos, vaites! ― Rich people don't want more taxes, imagine that!

References

• “vaites” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “vaites” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “vaites” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.