feitoria

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese feitoria.

Noun

feitoria (plural feitorias)

(historical) A Portuguese trading post, usually fortified and built in coastal areas along the West and East African coasts, Indian Ocean and Brazil, from 1445 onward.

Further reading

feitoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From feitor +‎ -ia,[1][2][3][4] the stem from Latin factor, cognate with English factor.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fej.toˈɾi.ɐ/ [feɪ̯.toˈɾi.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fej.toˈɾi.a/ [feɪ̯.toˈɾi.a]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐj.tuˈɾi.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fej.tuˈɾi.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fej.tuˈɾi.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fe.tuˈɾi.ɐ/

Hyphenation: fei‧to‧ri‧a

Noun

feitoria f (plural feitorias)

(historical) feitoria

References

“feitoria” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“feitoria” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“feitoria” in iDicionário Aulete.
“feitoria” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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