rastejante
Portuguese
Etymology
From rastejar (“to crawl; to creep”) + -ante.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.te/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.te]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒɐ̃.t(ɨ)/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
- Hyphenation: ras‧te‧jan‧te
Adjective
rastejante m or f (plural rastejantes)
- crawling; creeping; slithering (moving close to the ground)
- Synonym: rastejador
- (botany) creeping (growing along a surface rather than upwards)
- Synonyms: rasteiro, reptante
- (figurative) submissive; servile (meekly obedient)
- Synonyms: submisso, servil