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peitar.

to stand up to someone

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/pejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[peɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/pejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[peɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to stand up to someone

    Brazil · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From peito (“chest (body part)”) + -ar.

verb/pejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[peɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/pejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[peɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to bribe

    Portugal
  2. to pay the peita (a tribute paid by those who were not nobles)

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pectus Old Galician-Portuguese peito Portuguese peito Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese peita Portuguese -ar Portuguese peitar From peita + -ar.

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