feitoria

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese feitoria.

Noun

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. It served simultaneously as market, warehouse, navigation support and customs, and was governed by a feitor (factor) to dominate the local trade with the Portuguese kingdom (and thence to Europe). Inspired by medieval European factories, feitorias were supplanted in the 16th century by rival Dutch and British colonial factories (trading posts).

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fej.toˈɾi.ɐ/ [feɪ̯.toˈɾi.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fej.toˈɾi.a/ [feɪ̯.toˈɾi.a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐj.tuˈɾi.ɐ/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fej.tuˈɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fe.tuˈɾi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: fei‧to‧ri‧a

Noun

feitoria f (plural feitorias)

  1. (history) feitoria

References
  1. “feitoria” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “feitoria” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  3. “feitoria” in iDicionário Aulete.
  4. “feitoria” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
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