rastejante

Portuguese

Etymology

From rastejar (“to crawl; to creep”) +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [χaʃ.teˈʒɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁas.teˈʒɐ̃.te/ [has.teˈʒɐ̃.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
  • Hyphenation: ras‧te‧jan‧te

Adjective

rastejante m or f (plural rastejantes)

  1. crawling; creeping; slithering (moving close to the ground)
    Synonym: rastejador
  2. (botany) creeping (growing along a surface rather than upwards)
    Synonyms: rasteiro, reptante
  3. (figurative) submissive; servile (meekly obedient)
    Synonyms: submisso, servil
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