sanitário

See also: sanitario

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sanitaire, a learned formation created from the base of Latin sānitās (cf. sanidade).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.niˈta.ɾi.u/ [sa.niˈta.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sa.niˈta.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.niˈta.ɾi.o/ [sa.niˈta.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sa.niˈta.ɾjo/

  • Rhymes: -aɾiu, -aɾju
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ni‧tá‧ri‧o

Adjective

sanitário (feminine sanitária, masculine plural sanitários, feminine plural sanitárias)

  1. sanitary
  2. (relational) health

Derived terms

Noun

sanitário m (plural sanitários)

  1. toilet (fixture used for urination and defecation)
    Synonym: vaso sanitário
  2. (by extension) bathroom
    Synonyms: (Brazil) banheiro, (Portugal) casa de banho

Further reading

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