afoito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• foito, afouto, fouto

Etymology

From Latin fautus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfoj.tu/ [aˈfoɪ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfoj.tu/ [aˈfoɪ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfoj.to/ [aˈfoɪ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfoj.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧foi‧to

Adjective

afoito (feminine afoita, masculine plural afoitos, feminine plural afoitas)

1. bold, brave, courageous

   Synonyms: corajoso, valente

   Antonyms: medroso, apavorado

2. in a hurry, short of time

Derived terms

• afoitamente
• afoiteza

 

Further reading

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