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 (noun, pre-1945 European orthography and pre-1971 Brazilian orthography)

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