gaio
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡaj.u/
gaio is spelled G-A-I-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,784th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “jay (any bird of the genus Garrulus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave da família dos corvídeos (Garrulus glandarius), encontrada no Velho Mundo, com tamanho aproximado de uma…”.
What does gaio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejay (any bird of the genus Garrulus)
adjective
- 1
cheerful, jovial, colorful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que revela alegria; jovial 2. que tem espírito arguto; esperto, ladino 3. diz-se do verde claro e vivo
noun: 1. ave da família dos corvídeos (Garrulus glandarius), encontrada no Velho Mundo, com tamanho aproximado de uma pomba e plumagem marrom-avermelhada com asas e cauda negras
noun: 1. cabo que suporta o pau de surriola para vante, quando disparado
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 gaio
- gaios plural
- gaia feminine
- gaias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaio?
- Brazil /ˈɡaj.u/
- Brazil [ˈɡaɪ̯.u]
- Portugal /ˈɡaj.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gaio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaio in Portuguese?
gaio appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).