feitio

Portuguese

Etymology

From feito (“done, made”) +‎ -io. Cognate with Galician feitío.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fejˈt͡ʃi.u/ [feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi.u], /fejˈt͡ʃiw/ [feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐjˈti.u/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fejˈti.u/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /feˈti.u/

  • Hyphenation: fei‧ti‧o

Noun

feitio m (plural feitios)

  1. form; shape (visible structure of something)
    Synonym: forma
    O seu rosto tinha um feitio horrível.
    His face had a horrible shape.
  2. manner (the way something or someone acts of behaves)
    Synonyms: maneira, jeito
    A apresentação dos rapazes procedeu com um feitio estranho.
    The boys’ presentation went on in a strange manner.
  3. work (something done or made by someone)
    Synonym: trabalho
    Este assassinato é feitio duma gangue.
    This murder is some gang’s work.
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