Polyglot Dictionary

gaiola

/ɡaˈjɔlɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as gaiolas

Meaning

  1. cage

    • O pássaro está na gaiola.

      The bird is in the cage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

jaula

gaiola is more for small birds or pets; jaula is more for larger or wild animals, like a zoo cage.

Similar in other languages

German

Käfig

Käfig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cage."

Spanish

jaula

jaula is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cage."

French

cage

cage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "cage."

Practice

1 What does gaiola mean?

2 Fill the gap: O pássaro está na ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gaiola?

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