pejo

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • (noun, pre-1945 European orthography and pre-1971 Brazilian orthography) pêjo

Etymology

From pejar (“to hinder”), from Latin pedica (“chain for the feet”).

Pronunciation
  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˈpɛʒu/
  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈpeʒu/

Noun

pejo m (plural pejos)

  1. modesty
    Synonym: modéstia
  2. shame, embarrassment
    Synonyms: pudor, vergonha
    ter pejo ― to be ashamed

Verb

pejo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pejar
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