feitio

Portuguese

Etymology

From feito (done) + io. Cognate with Galician feitío.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐj.ˈti.u/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fej.ˈt͡ʃiw/
  • Hyphenation: fei‧ti‧o

Noun

feitio m (plural feitios)

  1. form; shape (visible structure of something)
    O seu rosto tinha um feitio horrível.
    His face had a horrible shape.
  2. manner (the way something or someone acts of behaves)
    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)
    Este assassinato é feitio duma gangue.
    This murder is some gang’s work.

Synonyms

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