receio
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- receyo (obsolete)
- arreceio (archaic)
- arreceyo (obsolete)
Etymology
Back-formation from recear.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈsɐju/
- Hyphenation: re‧cei‧o
Noun
receio m (plural receios)
- fear, awe
- Eu tenho receio de tentar coisas novas.
- I am scared to try new things.
- concern, apprehension, trepidation
Verb
receio
- first-person singular (eu) present indicative of recear