tiroteio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.u/ [t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾoˈtej.o/ [t͡ʃi.ɾoˈteɪ̯.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtɐj.u/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈtej.u/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ti.ɾuˈte.u/

Hyphenation: ti‧ro‧tei‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tirotear, or from Spanish tiroteo; otherwise directly from tiro. In any case ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

Noun

tiroteio m (plural tiroteios)

shooting
shootout
gunfire (sound of shots)
(figuratively) debate; argument

Verb

tiroteio

first-person singular present indicative of tirotear

Further reading

“tiroteio” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“tiroteio” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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