corrupção

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin corruptiōnem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.hupˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ko.ʁu.piˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.hu.piˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.χupˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ko.ʁu.piˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.χu.piˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ko.hupˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁuˈpsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cor‧rup‧ção

Noun

corrupção f (plural corrupções)

  1. corruption (all senses)
  2. bribery

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:corrupção.

Further reading
  • “corrupção” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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