Masculine
jato
- (masculine) jet (impetuous outflow of a liquid or gas)
- (masculine) hurling, throwing
- (masculine) throw (what is thrown at once)
- (masculine) flash (sudden emission of a beam of light)
- (masculine) flow, wave (sudden displacement of liquid or fluid)
- (masculine) jet (a stream of fluid escaping from an orifice or other constriction, usually under pressure, as in the exhaust of certain aircraft engines)
- (masculine) jet (jet-powered aircraft)
- (masculine) flame (long tongue of fire)
- (masculine) feces (defecation of defecated matter)
- (figuratively, masculine) impetus, impulse (sudden manifestation)
- (figuratively, masculine) quick thinking, sudden understanding
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʒa.tu/
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin iactus. Doublet of jeito.
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