gaivota

• gavota, gueivota

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

• IPA^(key): /ɡajˈβɔta̝/

gaivota f (plural gaivotas)

1. gull, seagull

• 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

From Old Galician-Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia (“seagull”) +‎ -ota. Compare Spanish gaviota.

• Hyphenation: gai‧vo‧ta

gaivota f (plural gaivotas)

1. seagull (white seabird of the family Laridae)

• gavião

• → Guajajára: kaiwot