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Verb

deixa

1. third-person singular present indicative form of deixar
2. second-person singular imperative form of deixar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• deyxa (obsolete)

Etymology

From deixar ‎(“to leave; to allow”), from Old Portuguese leixar, from Latin laxāre ‎(“I release”), from laxus ‎(“loose”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐj.ʃɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈde(j).ʃɐ/

Noun

deixa f (plural deixas)

1. a permission to act or speak
2. (hydrology) floodplain (plain surrounding a river that experiences periodical flooding)

Verb

deixa

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of deixar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of deixar