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gaitar

Portuguese, verb/ɡajˈta(ʁ)/

gaitar is spelled G-A-I-T-A-R (6 letters). Gaitar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to weep, to cry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chorar a criança, chorar”.

What does gaitar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    Portugalto weep, to cry

  2. 2

    Portugalinformalto flunk (fail to pass an exam)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. chorar a criança, chorar 2. gargalhar; rir com intensidade

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 gaitar

  • gaito first-person present singular
  • gaitei first-person preterite singular
  • gaitado participle past
  • gaitares infinitive second-person singular
  • gaitarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • gaitardes infinitive plural second-person
  • gaitarem infinitive plural third-person
  • gaitando gerund
  • gaitados masculine participle past
  • gaitada feminine participle past
  • gaitadas feminine participle past
  • gaitas indicative present second-person
  • gaita indicative present singular
  • gaitamos first-person indicative plural
  • gaitais indicative plural present
  • gaitam indicative plural present
  • gaitava first-person imperfect indicative
  • gaitavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gaitar?

  • Brazil /ɡajˈta(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [ɡaɪ̯ˈta(h)]
  • /ɡajˈta(ɾ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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