gaiata

Catalan

Etymology

From gaiato.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈja.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈja.ta]

Noun

gaiata f (plural gaiates)

shepherd's crook
(folklore) An illuminated monument erected on the streets of Castelló de la Plana during the annual Magdalena Festival.

Further reading

“gaiata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈa.tɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈa.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈa.ta/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈa.ta]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈa.tɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐj.ɐ.tɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐj.ɐ.tɐ/

Rhymes: -atɐ
Hyphenation: gai‧a‧ta

Etymology 1

Adjective

gaiata

feminine singular of gaiato

Noun

gaiata f (plural gaiatas)

female equivalent of gaiato

Etymology 2

Verb

gaiata

inflection of gaiatar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative