motejo

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from motejar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈte.ʒu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈte.ʒo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈtɐ(j).ʒu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈte.ʒu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈte.ʒu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈte.ʒu/

Noun

motejo m (plural motejos)

mock (act of mocking)
Synonym: escárnio

Etymology 2

Verb

motejo

first-person singular present indicative of motejar

Further reading

“motejo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“motejo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moˈtexo/ [moˈt̪e.xo]
Rhymes: -exo
Syllabification: mo‧te‧jo

Verb

motejo

first-person singular present indicative of motejar