jeitoso

Galician

Adjective

jeitoso (feminine jeitosa, masculine plural jeitosos, feminine plural jeitosas)

1. reintegrationist spelling of xeitoso

References

• “jeitoso” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From jeito (“skill”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒejˈto.zu/ [ʒeɪ̯ˈto.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒejˈto.zu/ [ʒeɪ̯ˈto.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒejˈto.zo/ [ʒeɪ̯ˈto.zo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐjˈto.zu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐjˈto.zu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒejˈto.zu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒejˈto.zu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈto.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: jei‧to‧so

Adjective

jeitoso (feminine jeitosa, masculine plural jeitosos, feminine plural jeitosas, comparable, comparative mais jeitoso, superlative o mais jeitoso or jeitosíssimo, metaphonic)

1. skilled

   Synonym: habilidoso

2. elegant, attractive

   Synonym: elegante

3. useful, convenient

   Synonyms: conveniente, útil

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:jeitoso.

Derived terms

• jeitosamente

Further reading

• “jeitoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024