feitoria

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese feitoria.

Noun[edit]

feitoria (plural feitorias)

  1. (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[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

  • Hyphenation: fei‧to‧ri‧a

Noun[edit]

feitoria f (plural feitorias)

  1. (historical) feitoria

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