gaiteiro

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Galician

A gaiteiro. Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

  1. (music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
  2. (insect) dragonfly

Derived terms

Adjective

gaiteiro (feminine gaiteira, masculine plural gaiteiros, feminine plural gaiteiras)

  1. (derogatory) excessively enthusiastic or affectionate

References

  • “gayteyro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “gaiteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gaiteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gaiteiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: gai‧tei‧ro

Noun

gaiteiro m (plural gaiteiros, feminine gaiteira, feminine plural gaiteiras)

  1. (music) bagpiper (one who plays the bagpipes)
  2. (music, South Brazil) accordionist (one who plays the accordion)

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