tiroteio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈte.u/

• Hyphenation: ti‧ro‧tei‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tirotear, or from Spanish tiroteo; otherwise directly from tiro. In any case ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tīrō.

Noun

tiroteio m (plural tiroteios)

1. shooting
2. shootout
3. gunfire (sound of shots)
4. (figuratively) debate; argument

Etymology 2

Verb

tiroteio

1. first-person singular present indicative of tirotear

Further reading

• “tiroteio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “tiroteio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.