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)
- form; shape (visible structure of something)
- O seu rosto tinha um feitio horrível.
- His face had a horrible shape.
- 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.
- work (something done or made by someone)
- Este assassinato é feitio duma gangue.
- This murder is some gang’s work.
Synonyms
- (shape): forma
- (manner): maneira, jeito
- (work): trabalho