jato

Meaning

  1. (masculine) jet (gush of pressurised substance)
  2. (masculine) jet (aeroplane using jet engines)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ja‧to
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʒa.tu/
Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin iactus (“a throw”), from iaciō (“to throw”). Doublet of jeito.

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