boicote

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/ [boɪ̯ˈkɔ.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈkɔ.te/ [boɪ̯ˈkɔ.te]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈkɔ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: boi‧co‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English boycott, named after English evicting land agent in Ireland Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was subject to a boycott organized by the Irish Land League in 1880.

Noun

boicote m (plural boicotes)

boycott (the act of boycotting)
Synonym: boicotagem

Related terms

boicotar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boicote

inflection of boicotar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“boicote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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