trejeito

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈʒej.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾeˈʒej.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈʒɐj.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈʒej.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈʒej.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɨˈʒe.tu/

Rhymes: -ejtu
Hyphenation: tre‧jei‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *transjactus, from Latin jactus (whence Portuguese jeito).

Noun

trejeito m (plural trejeitos)

jerk (sudden, uncontrolled movement)
Synonyms: tique, cacoete, espasmo
a comical gesture or facial expression
Synonyms: esgar, careta

Etymology 2

Verb

trejeito

first-person singular present indicative of trejeitar

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