chantaje

Spanish

Alternative forms

• chantage (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chantage. Compare Portuguese chantagem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃanˈtaxe/ [t͡ʃãn̪ˈt̪a.xe]
• Rhymes: -axe
• Syllabification: chan‧ta‧je

Noun

chantaje m (plural chantajes)

1. blackmail, blackmailing
2. extortion

   Synonym: extorsión

Derived terms

• chantaje emocional
• chantajear
• chantajista

 

Further reading

• “chantaje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28