pleito
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin placitum. Cognate with Spanish pleito and English plea.
Pronunciation
Noun
pleito m (plural pleitos)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Medieval Latin placitum. Cognate with Portuguese pleito and English plea.
Noun
pleito m (plural pleitos)
- lawsuit
- (Latin America) fight
- Synonym: pelea
- (Latin America) argument
- Synonym: discusión
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pleito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Spanish lemmas
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