Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaida

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gai-da
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Thracian bagpipe, variations of which are still played in the Balkans.

Etymology

Compare Turkish gayda. Compare also Portuguese gaita.

Inflected Forms

gaidas (plural) gajda (alternative)

Questions

What does gaida mean?: An ancient Thracian bagpipe, variations of which are still played in the Balkans.
Where does gaida come from?: Compare Turkish gayda. Compare also Portuguese gaita.

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