réu

See also: reu, REU, rêu, and re'u

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• réo (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin reus (“defendant”). Compare Spanish and Italian reo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛw/ [ˈhɛʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛw/ [ˈhɛʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛw/ [ˈχɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛw/

• Rhymes: -ɛw
• Hyphenation: réu

Noun

réu m (plural réus, feminine ré, feminine plural rés)

1. (law) defendant (person prosecuted or sued)

Derived terms

• corréu
• réu primário

Related terms

• arguido

Adjective

réu (feminine ré, masculine plural réus, feminine plural rés, not comparable)

1. guilty

   Synonym: culpado

Further reading

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