antissequestro

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ sequestro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.seˈkwɛs.tɾu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.seˈkwɛʃ.tɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.seˈkwɛs.tɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.sɨˈkɛʃ.tɾu/, /ˌɐ̃.ti.sɨˈkwɛʃ.tɾu/

Adjective

antissequestro (invariable)

(law enforcement) antikidnapping (preventing or countering kidnapping)

Further reading

“antissequestro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“antissequestro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026