corsário

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See also: corsario

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corsaro, from Medieval Latin cursārius. Alternatively, reformed from earlier cossário and cossairo as corso +‎ -ário.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈsa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /koʁˈsa.ɾju/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾˈsa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /koɾˈsa.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁˈsa.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /koʁˈsa.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻˈsa.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /koɻˈsa.ɾjo/

  • Hyphenation: cor‧sá‧ri‧o

Noun

corsário m (plural corsários, feminine corsária, feminine plural corsárias)

  1. pirate; corsair (one who plunders at sea)
    Synonyms: pirata, bucaneiro
  2. privateer (crew member of a private warship sanctioned to attack enemy ships)
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