pejo

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Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.jɔ/
Rhymes: -ɛjɔ
Syllabification: pe‧jo

Noun

pejo

vocative singular of peja

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pejar (“to hinder”), from Latin pedica (“chain for the feet”).

Alternative forms

pêjo (noun, pre-1945 European orthography and pre-1971 Brazilian orthography)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/

Noun

pejo m (plural pejos)

modesty
Synonym: modéstia
shame, embarrassment
Synonyms: pudor, vergonha

ter pejo ― to be ashamed

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ʒu/

Verb

pejo

first-person singular present indicative of pejar

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