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grilagem.

illicit land owning through false property titles

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽj̃/Brazil[ɡɾiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/ɡɾiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/Portugal
  1. illicit land owning through false property titles

    Brazil · feminine
  2. a group or behavior related to such activity

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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