defeito

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfectus (“defect”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈfej.tu/ [deˈfeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈfej.tu/ [deˈfeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈfej.to/ [deˈfeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈfɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈfɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈfej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈfej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈfe.tu/

• Rhymes: -ejtu
• Hyphenation: de‧fei‧to

Noun

defeito m (plural defeitos)

1. defect, fault

   Synonyms: falta, falha, imperfeição, deformidade, pitafe

2. a weakness of character

   Synonym: vício

Related terms

• defectibilidade, defectível, defectivo, defeituoso

Further reading

• “defeito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “defeito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026