gandaina

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Galician

Etymology

Unknown: compare Portuguese gandaia, Spanish gandaya and Catalan gandalla; perhaps ultimately from Gothic đ…đŒ°đŒœđŒłđŒŸđŒ°đŒœ (wandjan, “to turn”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gandaina f (plural gandainas)

  1. fun, partying
    Synonyms: pĂĄndega, troula, xolda
  2. (derogatory) wandering, roaming; laggardness, idleness

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, JosĂ© A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gandaya”, in Diccionario crĂ­tico etimolĂłgico castellano e hispĂĄnico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos