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jato.

jet (impetuous outflow of a liquid or gas)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʒa.tu/Brazil/ˈʒa.tu/Portugal
  1. jet (impetuous outflow of a liquid or gas)

    masculine
  2. hurling, throwing

    masculine
  3. throw (what is thrown at once)

    masculine
  4. flash (sudden emission of a beam of light)

    masculine
  5. flow, wave (sudden displacement of liquid or fluid)

    masculine
  6. jet (a stream of fluid escaping from an orifice or other constriction, usually under pressure, as in the exhaust of certain aircraft engines)

    masculine
  7. jet (jet-powered aircraft)

    masculine
  8. flame (long tongue of fire)

    masculine
  9. feces (defecation of defecated matter)

    masculine
  10. impetus, impulse (sudden manifestation)

    figuratively · masculine
  11. quick thinking, sudden understanding

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin iactusslbor. Portuguese jato Semi-learned borrowing from Latin iactus. Doublet of jeito.

noun/ˈʒa.tu/Brazil/ˈʒa.tu/Portugal
  1. idiot (person of little action)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kabuverdianu jato.

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