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jeta

/ˈxeta/

noun, feminine/ˈxeta/plural: jetas

snout; face; sleep (act); anger face; insolence, impudence, crust, rind

voy a echarme una jetaI am going to sleep

Synonyms: hocico, cara, dormida, sueño, carota, cara larga, caradura, desfachatez

Borrowed from Arabic خَطْم (ḵaṭm, “snout”). Some senses are derived from the association of prominent lips on angry or sleepy faces.

noun, masculine/feminine/ˈxeta/plural: jetas

face, mush, mug, scoundrel (impudent person)

Synonyms: caradura, descarado, sinvergüenza

Related: jetón

Borrowed from Arabic خَطْم (ḵaṭm, “snout”). Some senses are derived from the association of prominent lips on angry or sleepy faces.