jeito

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɐj.tu/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒej.tu/
Hyphenation: jei‧to
Rhymes: -ejtu

Noun

jeito m (plural jeitos)

way, manner, fashion (method)
De jeito nenhum! ― No way!

Faça-o desse jeito. ― Do it this way.
1. a way or manner to solve a problem
  Nosso país tem jeito - Our country can be fixed
temper
manners
ability, skill

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:jeito.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

dar jeito
jeitinho
jeitoso

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