jeta

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See also: Jeta, jetā, jęta, and jętą

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒə.ta/
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Verb

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jeta

  1. third-person singular past historic of jeter

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from jayati 'to conquer'.

Noun

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jeta

  1. vocative singular of jetar (conqueror)

Proper noun

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jeta m

  1. Jeta, a sponsor of the Buddha, former owner of the site of the Jetavana monastery.

Declension

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Phuthi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sotho jwetsa.

Verb

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-jéta

  1. to tell

Inflection

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَطْم (ḵaṭm, snout). Some senses are derived from the association of prominent lips on angry or sleepy faces.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jeta f (plural jetas)

  1. snout
    Synonym: hocico
  2. (Mexico, colloquial) sleep (act)
    Synonyms: dormida, sueño
    voy a echarme una jetaI am going to sleep
  3. (Mexico, colloquial) anger face
    Synonyms: carota, cara larga
    cada vez que hablo de eso pones tu jeta
    every time I talk about it you show your angry face
  4. (Spain, colloquial) insolence, impudence, crust, rind
    Synonyms: cara, caradura, desfachatez, desvergüenza, sinvergonzonería
    • 2008, The New Raemon (lyrics and music), “La cafetera”, in A propósito de Garfunkel:
      Escribiendo en servilletas, que tú tienes mucha jeta
      Ahondando en lo profundo de las mierdas de este mundo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

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jeta m or f by sense (plural jetas)

  1. (familiar) face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person)
    Synonyms: caradura, descarado, sinvergüenza

Derived terms

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