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noun, feminine

gayola

/ɡaˈʝola/

noun, feminine/ɡaˈʝola/plural: gayolas

cage; clink (prison); handjob, wank

Synonyms: jaula, cárcel

Likely from Aragonese gayola, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage”) (whence Old Spanish gabia, gavia). Compare Portuguese gaiola. Doublet of jaula, which was borrowed through French.