tiroteio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.o/ [t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.o]
 

  • Rhymes: -eju, -ɐju
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ro‧tei‧o

Etymology 1

Either deverbal from tirotear or from Spanish tiroteo; otherwise directly from tiro. Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Noun

tiroteio m (plural tiroteios)

  1. shooting, shootout
    Synonym: troca de tiros
  2. gunfire (sound of shots)
  3. (figuratively) debate; argument
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tiroteio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tirotear

References

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