"gay" meaning in Portuguese

See gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡej/ [Brazil], [ˈɡeɪ̯] [Brazil], /ˈɡɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈɡɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈɡej/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈɡej/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈɡe/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: gays [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English gay. Doublet of gaio. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|gay}} Unadapted borrowing from English gay, {{doublet|pt|gaio}} Doublet of gaio Head templates: {{pt-adj|pl=gays}} gay m or f (plural gays)
  1. gay
    homosexual (involving or relating to same-sex relationships, especially between males)
    Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: homossexual, bicha [derogatory, slang], veado [Brazil, derogatory, slang]
    Sense id: en-gay-pt-adj-G0pKAA1w
  2. gay
    (figurative, slang) overly sentimental
    Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-gay-pt-adj-jBRm8Wbb
  3. gay
    (figurative, slang) effeminate or flamboyant
    Tags: feminine, figuratively, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-gay-pt-adj-RVGkLVbt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guei (english: adapted spelling) Derived forms: kit gay

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡej/ [Brazil], [ˈɡeɪ̯] [Brazil], /ˈɡɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈɡɐj/ [Portugal], /ˈɡej/ [Northern, Portugal], /ˈɡej/ [Central, Portugal], /ˈɡe/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: gays [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English gay. Doublet of gaio. Etymology templates: {{ubor|pt|en|gay}} Unadapted borrowing from English gay, {{doublet|pt|gaio}} Doublet of gaio Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|#s}} gay m or f by sense (plural gays)
  1. gay; homosexual (person attracted to others of the same sex), especially a male homosexual Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: homossexual, bicha [derogatory, slang], veado [Brazil, derogatory, slang]
    Sense id: en-gay-pt-noun-bYMsK8vX Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 21 2 4 46 27 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 11 11 20 32 25
  2. (slang, derogatory) a person who lame, stupid or shows any other unpleasant characteristics Tags: by-personal-gender, derogatory, feminine, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-gay-pt-noun-9uo336w8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guei (english: adapted spelling)

Inflected forms

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