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jejuar.

to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[ʒe.ʒuˈa(h)]Brazil/ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/Brazil[ʒeˈʒwa(h)]Brazil
  1. to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)

  2. to avoid or abstain from something one enjoys

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese jejũar, from Late Latin jejūnāre, alternative form of ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-.

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