peita

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.tɐ/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.ta/ [ˈpeɪ̯.ta]
 

Etymology 1

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From Latin pāctus.

Noun

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peita f (plural peitas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) T-shirt
  2. gift or promise for the purpose of bribing; bribery
  3. (historical) tribute paid by those who were not nobles

Etymology 2

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Noun

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peita f (plural peitas)

  1. diminutive of peia

Etymology 3

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Verb

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peita

  1. inflection of peitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From earlier paita < *piata, from Proto-Oceanic *puia ta (the good one), from *puia (good), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pia.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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peita

  1. good
    Synonym: paita

Further reading

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  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 369