pejo

See also: Pejo

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.jɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɛjɔ
• Syllabification: pe‧jo

Noun

pejo

1. vocative singular of peja

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from pejar (“to hinder”), from Latin pedica (“chain for the feet”).

Alternative forms

• pêjo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ(j).ʒu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʒu/

Noun

pejo m (plural pejos)

1. modesty

   Synonym: modéstia

2. shame, embarrassment

   Synonyms: pudor, vergonha

   ter pejo ― to be ashamed

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ʒu/

Verb

pejo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pejar

Further reading

• “pejo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “pejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025