gull

(Inglês)

Noun

1. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Verb

1. To deceive or cheat.
2. (US, slang) To mislead.
3. (US, slang) To trick and defraud.
4. (dialectal) To flatter, wheedle.

Verb

To sweep away by the force of running water; to carve or wear into a gully.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɡʌl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com galês: gwylan

Cognato com córnico: goolan

Cognato com bretão: gouelan

Cognato com irlandês arcaico: faílenn

Cognato com gaélico escocês: faoileag

Cognato com francês: goéland

Herdado de inglês médio: golen

Herdado de inglês médio: gole

Cognato com Old Dutch: gulla

Cognato com francês arcaico: goille

In summary

Inherited from Middle English gulle, from a Brythonic language (compare Breton gouelan, Welsh gwylan, and Cornish golan), from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *weilannā (“seagull”).
Cognate with Old Irish foílenn, Scottish Gaelic faoileag. Compare French goéland, a borrowing from Breton. Eclipsed Middle English lare (borrowed from Latin larus) and Middle English mewe (from Old English mæw).

Conceitos

gaivota

ingênuo

enganar

otário

trouxa

crédulo

ludibriar

Sinônimos

seagull

dupe

fool

mew

cheat

deceive

swindle

trick

defraud

bilk

bamboozle

mug

hoodwink

sucker

sea gull

befool

cod

cozen

patsy

chump

mark

soft touch

fall guy

con

put one across

beguile

bird

🐦

common gull

delude

diddle

double-cross

finagle

gullible

prey

put on

rook

simpleton

slang

sufferer

take in

victim

victimize

put one over

be outwitted

be tricked

morosoph

sacrifice

scapegoat

corrupt

cockscomb