gaiense
Portuguese, noun/ɡajˈẽ.si/
gaiense is spelled G-A-I-E-N-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese, the 221,886th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaiense is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Gaia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Vila Nova de Gaia ou seu habitante”.
What does gaiense mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineof Vila Nova de Gaia
noun
- 1
femininemasculinenative or inhabitant of Vila Nova de Gaia
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente a Vila Nova de Gaia
noun: 1. natural de Vila Nova de Gaia ou seu habitante
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 gaiense
- gaienses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaiense?
- Brazil /ɡajˈẽ.si/
- Brazil [ɡaɪ̯ˈẽ.si]
- Portugal /ɡajˈẽ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gaiense in Portuguese?
gaiense appears about once in every 65 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).