autodefesa

Portuguese

Etymology

From auto- +‎ defesa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.deˈfe.zɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.deˈfe.zɐ], /ˌaw.to.deˈfe.zɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.deˈfe.zɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.deˈfe.za/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.deˈfe.za]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.dɨˈfe.zɐ/ [ˌaw.tɔ.ðɨˈfe.zɐ]

Hyphenation: au‧to‧de‧fe‧sa

Noun

autodefesa f (plural autodefesas)

self-defense (means of defending oneself from attack)
(law) self-defense (defense for oneself against violence)

Further reading

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