See also: oligopolio Portuguese Etymology From oligo- + -pólio, by analogy with monopólio (“monopoly”). Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.li.u/ [o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.lju/ (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.li.u/ [o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.lju/ (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.li.o/ [o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /o.li.ɡoˈpɔ.ljo/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.li.ɡuˈpɔ.lju/ [ɔ.li.ɣuˈpɔ.lju] Hyphenation: o‧li‧go‧pó‧li‧o Noun oligopólio m (plural oligopólios) (economics) oligopoly (control of a market by few people) Related terms monopólio duopólioWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.