gaivina
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈvĩ.nɐ/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡajˈvi.na/ [ɡaɪ̯ˈvi.na]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡajˈvi.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡajˈbi.nɐ/ [ɡajˈβi.nɐ]
Noun
gaivina f (plural gaivinas)
- tern (any seabird of the family Sternidae)
- Synonym: andorinha-do-mar
Further reading
- “gaivina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “gaivina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026