desjejum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dejejum

Etymology

From des- + jejum. Compare Spanish desayuno, French déjeuner.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.ʒeˈʒũ/, /d͡ʒiz.ʒeˈʒũ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.ʒeˈʒũ/, /d͡ʒiz.ʒeˈʒũ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.ʒeˈʒũ/, /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈʒũ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.ʒeˈʒũ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ʒɨˈʒũ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: des‧je‧jum

Noun

desjejum m (plural desjejuns)

1. (rare) breakfast

   Synonyms: (Angola, Mozambique) mata-bicho, (Portugal) pequeno-almoço, (Brazil) café da manhã

Related terms

• desjejuar

Further reading

• “desjejum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026