peita
Portuguese, noun/ˈpej.tɐ/
peita is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gift or promise for the purpose of bribing; bribery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of peitar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antigo tributo pago pelos não nobres”.
What does peita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegift or promise for the purpose of bribing; bribery
- 2
femininetribute paid by those who were not nobles
noun
- 1
BrazilfeminineslangT-shirt
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antigo tributo pago pelos não nobres 2. presente que se oferece como suborno 3. crime cometido por quem recebe este suborno 4. empreitada para matar
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 peita
- peitas plural
- peito alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peita?
- Brazil /ˈpej.tɐ/
- Brazil [ˈpeɪ̯.tɐ]
- Portugal /ˈpɐj.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is peita in Portuguese?
peita appears about once in every 26 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).