pirataria

Portuguese

Etymology

From pirata +‎ -aria.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.taˈɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾa.taˈɾi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.ɾɐ.tɐˈɾi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ta‧ri‧a

Noun

pirataria f (plural piratarias)

  1. life or trade of a pirate; privateer
  2. piracy (robbery at sea)
  3. crowd of pirates
  4. piracy (unauthorised duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law)
  5. hijacking a plane with the aim of making certain claims (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  6. (figuratively) extortion, robbery, rascality