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gandaina

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Galician

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Etymology

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Unknown: compare Portuguese gandaia, Spanish gandaya and Catalan gandalla; perhaps ultimately from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan, to turn).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gandaina f (plural gandainas)

  1. fun, partying
    Synonyms: pándega, troula, xolda
  2. (derogatory) wandering, roaming; laggardness, idleness

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gandaya”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos