feitio

Portuguese

Etymology

From feito (“done”) +‎ io. Cognate with Galician feitío.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐj.ˈti.u/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fej.ˈt͡ʃiw/
Hyphenation: fei‧ti‧o

Noun

feitio m (plural feitios)

form; shape (visible structure of something)
O seu rosto tinha um feitio horrível.
His face had a horrible shape.
manner (the way something or someone acts of behaves)
A apresentação dos rapazes procedeu com um feitio estranho.
The boys’ presentation went on in a strange manner.
work (something done or made by someone)
Este assassinato é feitio duma gangue.
This murder is some gang’s work.

Synonyms

(shape): forma
(manner): maneira, jeito
(work): trabalho

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