jeito
Meaning
- (masculine) way, manner, fashion (how something is done)
- (Brazil,masculine) way, manner, fashion (how something is done)
- (masculine) temper
- (masculine) manners
- (masculine) ability, skill
Frequency
Hyphenated as
jei‧to
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʒej.tu/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese geito, from a Vulgar Latin *iectus, alteration of Latin iactus. Compare Galician xeito. Doublet of jato.
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