jejuar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese jejũar, from Late Latin jejūnāre, alternative form of ieiūnāre, present active infinitive of ieiūnō, from Latin ieiūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˌʒe.ʒu.ˈa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʒe.ʒu.ˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌʒɨ.ˈʒwaɾ/

Verb

jejuar (first-person singular present indicative jejuo, past participle jejuado)

  1. to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)
  2. (figuratively) to avoid or abstain from something one enjoys

Conjugation

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