cheta

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͜ǀʰeta/

Verb

cheta

1. to be happy

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈke.ta/, /ˈkɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -eta, -ɛta
• Hyphenation: ché‧ta, chè‧ta

Etymology 1

Adjective

cheta

1. feminine singular of cheto

Etymology 2

Verb

cheta

1. inflection of chetare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃe.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: che‧ta

Noun

cheta f (plural chetas)

1. (colloquial) small coin (small amount of money)

   Synonyms: chavo, tusto

   Eu não tenho cheta. ― I'm broke.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeta/ [ˈt͡ʃe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: che‧ta

Etymology 1

Adjective

cheta

1. feminine singular of cheto

Etymology 2

Noun

cheta f (plural chetas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) a gob of spit; loogie

   Synonym: escupitajo

Further reading

• “cheta” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010