jegue

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain, possibly from English jackass.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ.ɡi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ.ɡe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ.ɡɨ/ [ˈʒɛ.ɣɨ]

Hyphenation: je‧gue

Noun edit

jegue m (plural jegues)

(Brazil) donkey
Synonym: jumento
(Brazil, figuratively, derogatory) idiot, fool
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Adjective edit

jegue m or f (plural jegues)

(derogatory) dumb, foolish, idiotic
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

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