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Portuguese
Etymology
From cota + -ista.
Pronunciation
- (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ko.ˈtiʃ.ta/
- Hyphenation: co‧tis‧ta
Noun
cotista m or f by sense (plural cotistas)
- shareholder
- Synonym: acionista
- (sometimes pejorative) someone who have acquired a job or educational place with the aid of quotas, especially racial quotas