rastejante

Portuguese

Etymology

From rastejar (“to crawl; to creep”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.te/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
• Hyphenation: ras‧te‧jan‧te

Adjective

rastejante m or f (plural rastejantes)

1. crawling; creeping; slithering (moving close to the ground)

   Synonym: rastejador

2. (botany) creeping (growing along a surface rather than upwards)

   Synonyms: rasteiro, reptante

3. (figurative) submissive; servile (meekly obedient)

   Synonyms: submisso, servil