tiroteio

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.o/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈte.u/

Rhymes: -ej.u, -ɐj.u
Hyphenation: ti‧ro‧tei‧o

Etymology 1

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tiroteio

Either deverbal from tirotear or from Spanish tiroteo; otherwise directly from tiro. Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Noun

tiroteio m (plural tiroteios)

shooting, shootout
Synonym: troca de tiros
gunfire (sound of shots)
(figuratively) debate; argument

Derived terms

cego em tiroteio

Etymology 2

Verb

tiroteio

first-person singular present indicative of tirotear

References

“tiroteio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“tiroteio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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