gaitada

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, gaita (“harmonica”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.dɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.dɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.da/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈta.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡajˈta.dɐ/ [ɡajˈta.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: gai‧ta‧da

Noun

gaitada f (plural gaitadas)

1. (music) harmonica sound
2. (music) a play on the harmonica
3. (Azores, Rio Grande do Sul, Northeast Brazil, colloquial) loud laughter

   Synonyms: risada, gargalhada

Further reading

“gaitada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026