gaia
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡaj.ɐ/
gaia is spelled G-A-I-A (4 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,457th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “romantic betrayal, cheating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of gaio. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “traição (conjugal)”.
What does gaia mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfeminineslangromantic betrayal, cheating
Botar gaia (em alguém).
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of gaio
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. considerada a mãe de todas as coisas; deusa da Terra na mitologia grega
noun: 1. traição (conjugal)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gaia
- gaias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaia?
- Brazil /ˈɡaj.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gaia in Portuguese?
gaia appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).