pleito

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin placitum. Cognate with Spanish pleito and English plea.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplej.tu/ [ˈpleɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplej.to/ [ˈpleɪ̯.to]
 

  • Hyphenation: plei‧to

Noun

pleito m (plural pleitos)

  1. lawsuit
    Synonym: processo
  2. disagreement, argument
    Synonyms: discussão, briga
  3. electoral debate
  4. (archaic) pact

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Medieval Latin placitum. Cognate with Portuguese pleito and English plea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleito/ [ˈplei̯.t̪o]
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eito
  • Syllabification: plei‧to

Noun

pleito m (plural pleitos)

  1. (law) lawsuit
    Synonyms: juicio, demanda, proceso
    • 2024 January 9, Miguel Jiménez, Iker Seisdedos, “Caso cerrado: el Thyssen gana el pleito para quedarse el ‘pisarro’ expoliado por los nazis”, in El País‎[1]:
      Un pleito millonario de casi dos décadas había quedado reducido a una pregunta aparentemente simple para resolverlo: ¿se debe aplicar la ley española o la californiana?
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  2. (Latin America) fight
    Synonym: pelea
  3. (Latin America) argument
    Synonym: discusión

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