jejuar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese jejũar, from Late Latin jejūnāre, alternative form of ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒe.ʒʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [ʒeˈʒwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɾ)/ [ʒe.ʒʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [ʒe.ʒʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [ʒeˈʒwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɻ)/ [ʒe.ʒʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeˈʒwa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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jejuar (first-person singular present jejuo, first-person singular preterite jejuei, past participle jejuado)

  1. to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)
  2. (figuratively) to avoid or abstain from something one enjoys
    Synonyms: evitar, privar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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