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xeito.

way, manner or fashion (of doing something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃejto̝/
  1. way, manner or fashion (of doing something)

    masculine
    Iso non che ten xeito!
  2. appearance (how something appears)

    masculine
  3. skill, ability

    masculine
  4. care (close attention)

    masculine
    Vai con xeito, non te apures
  5. a technique of net fishing

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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