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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin (baculus) *caiatus (“cudgel-like (stick)”), from Latin caia (“cudgel”). The form (with medial i instead of expected j) may be due to influence from Mozarabic or Aragonese. Compare Spanish cayado.
Pronunciation
Noun
gaiato m (plural gaiatos)
- shepherd's crook
Derived terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: gai‧a‧to
Etymology 1
Adjective
gaiato (feminine gaiata, masculine plural gaiatos, feminine plural gaiatas)
- funny, playful
- Synonyms: alegre, divertido, brincalhão
- sneaky (taking advantages of others for one's own benefit)
Noun
gaiato m (plural gaiatos, feminine gaiata, feminine plural gaiatas)
- a person displaying the characteristics above
- a funny person
- Synonym: palhaço
- a trickster, a crook
- Synonym: malandro
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
gaiato
- first-person singular present indicative of gaiatar