jejum

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jajũu, from Latin iēiūnium (“fast”), from iēiūnus (“hungry, abstinent”), from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”). Compare Galician xaxún, xexún, French jeûne and Spanish ayuno. Doublet of the borrowed jejuno.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: je‧jum
  • Rhymes: -ũ

Noun

jejum m (plural jejuns)

  1. fasting (period of time when one abstains from food)
    • 1991, Jose Trigueirinho Netto, Mensagens Para Uma Vida de Harmonia, Editora Pensamento →ISBN, page 95
      Que é o jejum? Jejum pode ser uma prática mais ampla do que a simples abstinência de alimentos. Jejuamos também quando nos abstemos de determinados pensamentos, emoções, ações e palavras. Às vezes precisamos jejuar de certos ...
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