cavalo de Troia

See also: cavalo de Tróia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cavalo de Tróia (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.lu d͡ʒi ˈtɾɔj.ɐ/ [kaˈva.lu d͡ʒi ˈtɾɔɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.lu d͡ʒi ˈtɾɔj.ɐ/ [kaˈva.lu d͡ʒi ˈtɾɔɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈva.lo de ˈtɾɔj.a/ [kaˈva.lo de ˈtɾɔɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.lu dɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ/ [kɐˈva.lu ðɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈva.lu dɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ/ [kɐˈva.lu ðɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈba.lu dɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ/ [kɐˈβa.lu ðɨ ˈtɾɔj.ɐ]

Noun

cavalo de Troia m (plural cavalos de Troia)

1. (Greek mythology) Trojan horse (wooden horse used by the Greeks to infiltrate Troy)
2. (by extension) Trojan horse (something which looks innocent placed among the enemy)
3. (computing) Trojan horse; Trojan (malicious program disguised as legitimate software)

   Synonym: trojan