latrocínio
Portuguese, noun/la.tɾoˈsĩ.nju/
latrocínio is spelled L-A-T-R-O-C-Í-N-I-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 55,453rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latrocínio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hold-up; armed robbery (robbery where the thief intimidates the victim with a weapon)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “roubo com violência”.
What does latrocínio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehold-up; armed robbery (robbery where the thief intimidates the victim with a weapon)
- 2
masculinerobbery followed by the murder of the victim
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. roubo com violência
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of latrocínio
- latrocínios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latrocínio?
- Brazil /la.tɾoˈsĩ.nju/
- Portugal /lɐ.tɾuˈsi.nju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is latrocínio in Portuguese?
latrocínio appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).