jeito

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese geito, from a Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus, alteration of Latin iactus. Compare Galician xeito.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "BR" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈʒej.tu/
  • Hyphenation: jei‧to
  • Rhymes: -ejtu

Noun

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  1. way, manner, fashion (method)
    De jeito nenhum! ― No way!
    Faça-o desse jeito. ― Do it this way.
    1. a way or manner to solve a problem
      Nosso país tem jeito - Our country can be fixed
  2. temper
  3. manners
  4. ability, skill

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:jeito.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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