gaiola

Galician

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ɡaˈjɔla/ [ɡɑˈjɔ.lɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ħaˈjɔla/ [ħɑˈjɔ.lɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Hyphenation: ga‧io‧la

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Doublet of xaula, which was borrowed through French.

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

  1. cage
    Synonym: xaula
  2. snare
    Synonyms: panterlo, trampa
Derived terms
  • Gaiola

Etymology 2

From goio (“joy”) +‎ -ola.

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

  1. diversion, fun
    Synonym: troula

References
  • “gaiola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “iauola” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “gaiola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gayola” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gaiola” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gaiola” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Neapolitan

Noun

gaiola f (plural caiole)

  1. birdcage

Portuguese
gaiola

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea. Cognate to Spanish gayola. Compare jaula, a doublet borrowed through French.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈɔ.la/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.la]

  • Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
  • Hyphenation: gai‧o‧la

Noun

gaiola f (plural gaiolas)

  1. cage
    Synonym: jaula
  2. birdcage

Derived terms

Further reading
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