despeito

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese despeito, from Latin dēspectus.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/
  • Hyphenation: des‧pei‧to
  • Rhymes: -ejtu

Noun

despeito m (plural despeitos)

  1. spite
  2. resentment
  3. pique
  4. jealousy
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