<> Ma’anar ƙamus na “gawa” ita ce gawar dabba, musamman wadda take da girma kuma an yanka ta don nama ko wasu kayayyaki. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar don yin nuni ga ragowar dabbar da ta mutu ta dalilin halitta ko mafarauta suka kashe. A wasu mahallin, “gawa” kuma na iya nufin jikin ɗan adam, kodayake wannan amfani ba shi da yawa. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar “gawa” a cikin mahallin mahauta da sarrafa nama, da kuma fannin likitan dabbobi da kimiyyar dabbobi.