linchagem

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, from linchar (“to lynch”) +‎ -agem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lĩˈʃa.ʒẽj̃/ [lĩˈʃa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lĩˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lĩˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lĩtˈʃa.ʒɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: lin‧cha‧gem

Noun

linchagem f (plural linchagens)

1. lynching (execution of a person without a proper legal trial)

   Synonym: linchamento

Further reading

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