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jeito.

way, manner, fashion (how something is done)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʒej.tu/Brazil[ˈʒeɪ̯.tu]Brazil/ˈʒɐj.tu/Portugal/ˈʒej.tu/Northern, Portugal

  1. way, manner, fashion (how something is done)

    masculine
    De jeito nenhum!
    Faça-o desse jeito.

  2. way, manner, fashion (how something is done) a way or manner to solve a problem

    Brazil · masculine
    Nosso país tem jeito

  3. temper

    masculine

  4. manners

    masculine

  5. ability, skill

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese geito, from a Vulgar Latin *iectus, alteration of Latin iactus. Compare Galician xeito. Doublet of jato.

noun/ˈʒej.tu/Brazil[ˈʒeɪ̯.tu]Brazil/ˈʒɐj.tu/Portugal/ˈʒej.tu/Northern, Portugal

  1. condom

    Mozambique · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Jeito. Genericized trademark.

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