jackdaw; jay (bird)
1. A black or dark-colored bird of the corvid family, similar to a crow or raven
The jackdaw perched on the telephone wire.
A gralha pousou no fio telefônico.
2. A typographical error or printer's mistake (archaic/technical usage)
The book had several printing errors.
O livro tinha várias gralhas na impressão.
3. A blunder or mistake in speech or writing (colloquial, less common)
He made a mistake in his presentation.
Ele cometeu uma gralha em sua apresentação.
In Brazil, particularly in the South, gralhas are commonly observed birds and hold cultural significance. The term 'gralha-azul' (blue jay) is the state bird of Paraná. The secondary meaning referring to printing errors is less used in modern Brazilian Portuguese but remains in European Portuguese, reflecting the printing industry's historical terminology.
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