gaiteiro

Galician
A gaiteiro. Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century

Etymology

From gaita +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡajˈtejɾo̝/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms
  • a gaita para o gaiteiro (literally “[leave] the bagpipe for the piper”)

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
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈte(j).ɾu/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈte(j).ɾo/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • 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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