corrupção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptiō, corruptiōnem; equivalent to corromper + -ção

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁupˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuʁu(p)ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cor‧rup‧ção

Noun

corrupção f (plural corrupções)

  1. corruption (all senses)
  2. bribery

Quotations

For quotations of use of 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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