gaiola

Meaning

  1. (feminine) cage
  2. (feminine) birdcage

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
gai‧o‧la
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/
Etymology

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

Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
gayola

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