jet lag
Portuguese, noun/ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈlɛ.ɡi/
jet lag is spelled J-E-T-L-A-G (6 letters). Jet lag is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “jet lag (a physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does jet lag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejet lag (a physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. perturbação do ritmo biológico devido à mudança de fuso horário ocorrida em viagens longas de avião que se traduz em uma série de sintomas físicos e psíquicos, principalmente do sono
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce jet lag?
- Brazil /ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈlɛ.ɡi/
- Portugal /ˌd͡ʒɛ.tɨˈlɛ.ɡɨ/
- Portugal [ˌd͡ʒɛ.tɨˈlɛ.ɣɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.