gaita
gaitar
- (Portugal) to weep, to cry
- (Portugal, informal) to flunk (fail to pass an exam)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡaj.tɐ/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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