defeito
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēfectus (“defect”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈfej.tu/ [deˈfeɪ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈfej.to/ [deˈfeɪ̯.to]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈfɐj.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈfej.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈfej.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨˈfe.tu/
- Rhymes: -ejtu
- Hyphenation: de‧fei‧to
Noun
defeito m (plural defeitos)
- defect, fault
- Synonyms: falta, falha, imperfeição, deformidade, pitafe
- a weakness of character
- Synonym: vício
Related terms
- defectibilidade, defectível, defectivo, defeituoso
Further reading
- “defeito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “defeito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026