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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English boycott, named after English evicting land agent in Ireland Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.
Noun
boicote m (plural boicotes)
- boycott (the act of boycotting)
- Synonym: boicotagem
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
boicote
- inflection of boicotar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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