gavia
Spanish, noun/ˈɡabja/
gavia is spelled G-A-V-I-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 82,716th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gavia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “topsail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Jaula de madera en que se encierra al loco o furioso”.
What does gavia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetopsail
noun
- 1
feminineseagull
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jaula de madera en que se encierra al loco o furioso. 2. Casco de la armadura. 3. Zanja que se abre en la tierra para desagüe o linde de propiedades. 4. Hoyo o zanja que se hace en la tierra para plantar los árboles o las cepas.
noun: 1. Variante de gaviota.
noun: 1. Cuadrilla de operarios que se emplea en el trecheo. 2. Espiga de ciertas gramíneas que brota en la inflorescencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gavia
- gavias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gavia?
- /ˈɡabja/
- [ˈɡa.β̞ja]
- [ˈgaβ̞ja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gavia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gavia in Spanish?
gavia appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).