extorsão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (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]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.toɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.toɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.toɻˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.toɻˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.toʁˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.tohˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ɐjʃ.tuɾˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (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

Related terms

• extorquir
• extorsionário
• extorsionista

Further reading

• “extorsão”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “extorsão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026