despeito

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese despeito, from Latin dēspectus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desˈpejto̝/

Noun

despeito m (plural despeitos)

1. spite, disdain, hatred
2. resentment
3. pique
4. jealousy

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “despeito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “despeito”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “despeyto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “despeito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “despeito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese despeito, from Latin dēspectus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpej.tu/ [desˈpeɪ̯.tu], /d͡ʒisˈpej.tu/ [d͡ʒisˈpeɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpej.tu/ [desˈpeɪ̯.tu], /d͡ʒisˈpej.tu/ [d͡ʒisˈpeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃˈpej.tu/ [deʃˈpeɪ̯.tu], /d͡ʒiʃˈpej.tu/ [d͡ʒiʃˈpeɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /desˈpej.to/ [desˈpeɪ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɐj.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpɐj.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpej.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpej.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃˈpe.tu/

• Rhymes: -ejtu
• Hyphenation: des‧pei‧to

Noun

despeito m (plural despeitos)

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