pirataria

Portuguese

Etymology

From pirata +‎ -aria.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾa.taˈɾi.ɐ/

• (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