aposentadoria

Portuguese

Etymology

From aposento (“home”).

Folk etymology suggests that the term's meaning shifted with when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Portugal and the Portuguese nobles fled to Brazil, claiming for themselves a right to expel someone from their house and move in, subject only to the requirement that they pay the expellee rent.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˌpo.zẽ.ˌta.do.ˈɾi.a/, /a.ˌpo.zẽ.ˌta.do.ˈɾi.ɐ/

Noun

aposentadoria f (plural aposentadorias)

retirement (the act of retiring)
(uncountable) The state of being retired
Synonym: reforma
(Brazil) the pension payed to retired people

Related terms

aposentar, aposentado

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