cotista

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quotista

Etymology

From cota +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈtiʃ.tɐ/

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈtiʃ.ta/
• Hyphenation: co‧tis‧ta

Noun

cotista m or f by sense (plural cotistas)

1. shareholder

   Synonym: acionista

2. (sometimes pejorative) someone who have acquired a job or educational place with the aid of quotas, especially racial quotas

Related terms

• cota