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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese jejũar, from Late Latin jejūnāre, alternative form of ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ɻ)/
Verb
jejuar (first-person singular present jejuo, first-person singular preterite jejuei, past participle jejuado)
- to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)
- (figuratively) to avoid or abstain from something one enjoys
- Synonyms: evitar, privar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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