gandaina

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡanˈdajnɐ]

Noun

gandaina f (plural gandainas)

1. fun, partying

   Synonyms: pándega, troula, xolda

2. (derogatory) wandering, roaming; laggardness, idleness

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gandaina”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gandaina”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gandaina”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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