grilagem

Portuguese edit

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grilagem

Etymology edit

From grilo +‎ -agem, due to the fact that the false documents are made to look old by having crickets in a container with the land titles. The insects would eat parts of the deeds and produce feces, giving the paper a yellowish appearance.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Hyphenation: gri‧la‧gem

Noun edit

grilagem f (plural grilagens)

(Brazil) illicit land owning through false property titles
(Brazil) a group or behavior related to such activity

Usage notes edit

Not to be confused with grilhagem.

Related terms edit

grileiro