taita
Spanish, noun/ˈtaita/
taita is spelled T-A-I-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 93,848th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taita is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “valiant and handsome man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Padre (varón que ha engendrado hijos)”.
What does taita mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevaliant and handsome man
- 2
masculinedaddy
- 3
masculineUsed by the indigenous Inga people as a title meaning elder deserving of respect, relates to traditional medicine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Padre (varón que ha engendrado hijos). 2. Por extensión, varón mayor o que merece respeto. 3. Varón valiente y esforzado. 4. Varón pendenciero y violento.
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 taita
- taitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taita?
- /ˈtaita/
- [ˈt̪ai̯.t̪a]
- [ˈt̪ajt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taita in Spanish?
taita appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).