sestro

sestro

Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinister (“left”). Compare Spanish siniestro. Doublet of sinistro.

    Pronunciation

     

    • Hyphenation: ses‧tro

    Adjective

    sestro (feminine sestra, masculine plural sestros, feminine plural sestras, not comparable)

    1. (obsolete, relational) left, left side
      Synonym: esquerdo
    2. (obsolete) sinister, inauspicious, ominous
      Synonym: agourento

    Noun

    sestro m (plural sestros)

    1. habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically)
      Synonyms: mania, tique
    2. fate; destiny
      Synonyms: destino, sina

    Further reading

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.