garota

From earlier *garolla, from Vulgar Latin *carulia, diminutive of Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “kernel”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈɾɔ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈɾɔ.ta]

garota f (plural garotes)

1. sea urchin

   Synonyms: eriçó de mar, garoina

• “garota”, 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

• garôta (pre-reform spelling)

• Rhymes: -otɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ro‧ta

garota f (plural garotas, masculine garoto, masculine plural garotos)

1. girl, female equivalent of garoto

   Synonyms: menina, moça, rapariga

• garoto

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧ro‧ta

garota

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

• “garota”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025