xeitoso

Galician

Alternative forms

• jeitoso (reintegrationist)

Etymology

15th century. From older geitoso, from xeito +‎ -oso. Cognate with Portuguese jeitoso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃejˈtoso̝/

Adjective

xeitoso (feminine xeitosa, masculine plural xeitosos, feminine plural xeitosas)

1. skilled
2. elegant, attractive

   Synonym: feito

3. useful, convenient

   Synonym: axeitado

References

• “geitoso” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xeitoso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xeitoso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xeitoso”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “xeitoso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012