grilagem

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Etymology

From grilo +‎ -agem, due to the fact that the false documents are made to look old by having crickets in a container with the land titles. The insects would eat parts of the deeds and produce feces, giving the paper a yellowish appearance.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gri‧la‧gem

Noun

grilagem f (plural grilagens)

  1. (Brazil) illicit land owning through false property titles
  2. (Brazil) a group or behavior related to such activity

Usage notes

Not to be confused with grilhagem (“chain of metal rings”).

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