gaita

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (feminine) bagpipes
2. (feminine) harmonica (wind instrument)
3. (South-Brazil,feminine) accordion
4. (feminine,slang) money; cash; dough
5. (feminine,vulgar) penis

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of gaitar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of gaitar:

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɡaj.tɐ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
* Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits, “goat”), from Proto-Germanic *gaits, with semantic shift due to bagpipes being made of goat skin;
* Ottoman Turkish (Turkish gayda), from Bulgarian гайда (gajda), possibly via Arabic غَيْطَة (ḡayṭa);
* Old Galician-Portuguese guaita, from Proto-Germanic *wahta;
* from the same root as Spanish gayo;
* Hausa algaita, via a Berber language;
* Suevic.