gaiola
Portuguese, noun/ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/
gaiola is spelled G-A-I-O-L-A (6 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,758th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaiola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cage; birdcage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto envolto por grades destinado a prender pássaros ou outros animais domésticos”.
What does gaiola mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecage; birdcage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto envolto por grades destinado a prender pássaros ou outros animais domésticos 2. navio fluvial a vapor para transporte de passageiros
noun: 1. masturbação
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 gaiola
- gaiolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaiola?
- Brazil /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/
- Brazil [ɡaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
- Portugal /ɡajˈɔ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gaiola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaiola in Portuguese?
gaiola appears 3.5 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).