jaez

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz).

Pronunciation

Noun

jaez m (plural jaezes)

  1. harness
  2. (figuratively) sort; ilk
    Synonyms: espécie, tipo, qualidade
    • 1868, Bruno Seabra, chapter 10, in Memórias de um pobre diabo, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Luso-Brasileira, page 74:
      Confessemos, o capitalista não andava corrente com o Codigo do Bom-Tom. Declarar á noiva que um aphorismo de tal jaez lhe ficava no canhenho, foi falta de tino imperdoavel.
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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz, equipment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xaˈeθ/ [xaˈeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xaˈes/ [xaˈes]

Noun

jaez m (plural jaeces)

  1. harness
  2. (figuratively) sort; ilk
    Synonyms: tipo, suerte, clase, especie, género

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