jus
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒu(j)s/
jus is spelled J-U-S (3 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jus is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “prerogative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “direito”.
What does jus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprerogative
- 2
masculinelaw
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. direito
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.
Forms of jus
- juses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jus?
- Brazil /ˈʒu(j)s/
- Brazil [ˈʒu(ɪ̯)s]
- /ˈʒu(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jus in Portuguese?
jus appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).