What does jejum in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word jejum in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use jejum in Portuguese.

The word jejum in Portuguese means fast, famine, jejum, jejum. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word jejum

fast

substantivo masculino (ficar sem se alimentar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

famine

substantivo masculino (figurado (privação) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jejum

noun (act of abstaining from food)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
According to this diet book, fasting is good for you.

jejum

noun (period without food)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O jejum dura quarenta dias.
The fast lasts for forty days.

Let's learn Portuguese

So now that you know more about the meaning of jejum in Portuguese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Portuguese.

Do you know about Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Roman language native to the Iberian peninsula of Europe. It is the only official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Portuguese has between 215 and 220 million native speakers and 50 million second language speakers, for a total of about 270 million. Portuguese is often listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world, third in Europe. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. According to UNESCO statistics, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest growing European languages after English.