rejeito

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈʒej.tu/ [heˈʒeɪ̯.tu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈʒej.tu/ [χeˈʒeɪ̯.tu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈʒej.to/ [heˈʒeɪ̯.to]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒɐj.tu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒej.tu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒej.tu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒe.tu/

Rhymes: -ejtu
Hyphenation: re‧jei‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rejeitar.

Noun

rejeito m (plural rejeitos)

residue, debris
Synonyms: resíduo, resto

Etymology 2

Metathesis of jarrete.

Noun

rejeito m (plural rejeitos)

the part of the leg behind the knee
Synonym: jarrete

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rejeito

first-person singular present indicative of rejeitar; "I reject"

Further reading

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