extorsão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.toɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.toɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.toɾˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.toɾˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.toχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.toχˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.toɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.toɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ɐjʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ejʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/, /eʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: ex‧tor‧são

Noun

extorsão f (plural extorsões)

  1. extortion (the practice of extorting money or other property)
  2. (figurative) excessive or unfair tax
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