gaivota

== Galician == === Alternative forms === gavota, gueivota === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡajˈβɔta̝/ === Noun === gaivota f (plural gaivotas) gull, seagull === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gaivota”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gaivota”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gaivota”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese gaviota,(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔtɐ Hyphenation: gai‧vo‧ta === Noun === gaivota f (plural gaivotas) seagull (white seabird of the family Laridae) ==== Related terms ==== gavião ==== Descendants ==== → Guajajára: kaiwot === Further reading === “gaivota”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gaivota”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026