gaita-gaita: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is gaita?

  • f. Instrumento musical de viento con varios tubos unidos a un fuelle: la gaita es típica de Galicia.
    f musical wind instrument with several tubes attached to a bellow: the bagpipe is typical of Galicia.
  • Instrumento musical de viento en forma de tubo con agujeros, propio de las fiestas populares: en la plaza habrá músicos tocando la gaita y el tamboril.
    Musical instrument of wind tube with holes, typical of festivals: in the square there will be musicians playing the bagpipe and the tambourine.
  • col. Cosa molesta o engorrosa: este encargo es una gaita.
    Col. Cosa annoying or cumbersome: this custom is a bagpipe.
  • col. Cuello o barbilla: asomó la gaita por la ventanilla.
    Col. Cuello or Chin: bagpipes peeked out of the window.