gaita
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡaj.tɐ/
gaita is spelled G-A-I-T-A (5 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,037th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gaita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bagpipes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of gaitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento musical de sopro, com palhetas livres, tocado com a boca”.
What does gaita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebagpipes
- 2
feminineharmonica (wind instrument)
- 3
feminineaccordion
- 4
Brazilfeminineslangmoney; cash; dough
- 5
femininevulgarpenis
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. instrumento musical de sopro, com palhetas livres, tocado com a boca 2. sanfona 3. zombaria, troça 4. dinheiro
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 gaita
- gaitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gaita?
- Brazil /ˈɡaj.tɐ/
- Brazil [ˈɡaɪ̯.tɐ]
- Portugal /ˈɡaj.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gaita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gaita in Portuguese?
gaita appears 3.7 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).