boicote

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈkɔ.t͡ʃi/ [boɪ̯ˈkɔ.t͡ʃi]

• (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)

1. boycott (the act of boycotting)

   Synonym: boicotagem

Related terms

• boicotar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boicote

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

Further reading

• “boicote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.