estupro

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin stuprum (“defilement, violation”). Compare Italian stupro.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtu.pɾu/, /esˈtu.pɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtu.pɾu/, /eʃˈtu.pɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtu.pɾo/

Noun

estupro m (plural estupros)

  1. rape (the act of forcing sexual activity)
    Synonyms: violação, defloramento
  2. statutory rape
  3. (figuratively) an overwhelming victory
Usage notes

Not to be confused with estrupo.

Hypernyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estupro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of estuprar; "I rape"

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

estupro m (plural estupros)

  1. rape
  2. statutory rape

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.