gaivão
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡajˈvɐ̃w̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡajˈbɐ̃w̃/ [ɡajˈβɐ̃w̃]
Noun
gaivão m (plural gaivões)
- swift (small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow)
- Synonyms: andorinhão, aião, arvião, zirro
Further reading
- “gaivão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “gaivão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026