estelionato

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stelliōnātus (cozenage, trickery), from stelliō (newt; crafty, knavish person).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.te.li.oˈna.tu/ , (faster pronunciation) /is.te.ljoˈna.tu/, /es.te.li.oˈna.tu/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.te.ljoˈna.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.te.li.oˈna.tu/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.te.ljoˈna.tu/, /eʃ.te.li.oˈna.tu/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.te.ljoˈna.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.te.li.oˈna.to/ , (faster pronunciation) /es.te.ljoˈna.to/

  • Hyphenation: es‧te‧li‧o‧na‧to

Noun

estelionato m (plural estelionatos)

  1. confidence trick
  2. stellionate, embezzlement

Spanish

Noun

estelionato m (plural estelionatos)

  1. stellionate, fraud in selling

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