jeito

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tu/ [ˈʒeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tu/ [ˈʒeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.to/ [ˈʒeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒe.tu/

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tʷ/
• Rhymes: -ejtu, -ɐjtu
• Hyphenation: jei‧to

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

jeito m (plural jeitos)

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

   De jeito nenhum! ― No way!

   Faça-o desse jeito. ― Do it this way.

   1. (Brazil) a way or manner to solve a problem

      Nosso país tem jeito ― Our country can be fixed

2. temper
3. manners
4. ability, skill

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:jeito.

Synonyms

• (manner): maneira, modo
• (ability): capacidade

Derived terms

• com jeito
• dar jeito
• de jeito
• jeitinho (diminutive)
• jeitoso

Descendants

• Macanese: jêto
• → Spanish: yeito, geito, jeito

Etymology 2

From Jeito. Genericized trademark.

Noun

jeito m (plural jeitos)

1. (Mozambique) condom

   Synonyms: preservativo, (Brazil) camisinha