sestro

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Spanish siniestro. Doublet of sinistro, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʃ.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛs.tɾo/

  • 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) inauspicious; ominous (being a bad omen)
    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

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