gaio

Meaning

  1. gay, cheerful, happy
  2. bright (colours/colors)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
gà‧io
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡa.jo/
Etymology

Possibly of Germanic origin, or from Latin vagus (“wandering, flighty, giddy”); likely of the same genesis as Old Occitan gai, whence cognate to French gai, Portuguese gaio and English gay. Cognate with Sicilian javiu.

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