xeito

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) way, manner or fashion (of doing something)
2. (masculine) appearance (how something appears)
3. (masculine) skill, ability
4. (masculine) care (close attention)
5. (masculine) a technique of net fishing

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of xeitar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃejto̝/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese geito, from a Vulgar Latin *iectus, jectus, alteration of Latin iactus, perfect passive participle of iaciō (“throw, hurl; emit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw, let go”). Compare Portuguese jeito.

Sentences

De xeito paralelo desenvolveu outras actividades .

In parallel, he carried out other activities.

Achegouse e dirixiuse a ela dun xeito pacífico .

He approached her and addressed her peacefully.

Outro xeito parcial era a extirpación por corte do pene .

Another partial way was the removal by cut of the penis.

Islandia recoñeceu de xeito inmediato a independencia de Lituania .

Iceland immediately recognized the independence of Lithuania.

Adóitase servir de xeito que no prato teñamos un toro de peixe por persoa .

It is usually served so that on the plate we have one bullfish per person.

Hai outra muralla no acceso a xeito de parapeto.

There is another wall in the access in the form of a parapet.

" Ou ela ou eu " resoaba na cabeza de Carola de xeito obsesivo.

"Either she or I" resonated in Carola's head obsessively.

As sementes comportan unha lanuxe a xeito de penacho.

The seeds behave like a lanyard.