Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From des- +‎ jejum, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *disieiūnāre, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus. Compare English dine, Catalan dejunar, Spanish desayunar, French déjeuner, Italian digiunare, Occitan dejunar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [dez.ʒeˈʒwa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ʒeˈʒwa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɾ)/ [dez.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.ʒeˈʒwa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒiz.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiz.ʒeˈʒwa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [de.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /de.ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [de.ʒeˈʒwa(χ)], /d͡ʒi.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈʒwa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈʒwa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.ʒe.ʒuˈa(ɻ)/ [dez.ʒe.ʒʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /dez.ʒeˈʒwa(ɻ)/
 

Verb edit

desjejuar (first-person singular present desjejuo, first-person singular preterite desjejuei, past participle desjejuado)

  1. to breakfast (to eat breakfast)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) tomar café, tomar café da manhã
  2. to stop fasting

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