receio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

receyo (obsolete)
arreceio (archaic)
arreceyo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsej.u/ [heˈseɪ̯.u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsej.u/ [χeˈseɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈsej.o/ [heˈseɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsɐj.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈsej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈse.u/

Hyphenation: re‧cei‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from recear.

Noun

receio m (plural receios)

fear, awe
Eu tenho receio de tentar coisas novas.
I am scared to try new things.
concern, apprehension, trepidation

Verb

receio

first-person singular present indicative of recear

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