secretária

See also: secretaria and secretaría

Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine of secretário (“secretary”), from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (“secretary”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.ɐ/ [se.kɾeˈta.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.ɐ/ [se.kɾeˈta.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.a/ [se.kɾeˈta.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.kɾɨˈta.ɾjɐ/

• Hyphenation: se‧cre‧tá‧ri‧a

Adjective

secretária

1. feminine singular of secretário

Noun

secretária f (plural secretárias)

1. female equivalent of secretário
2. secretary (a type of desk)

   Synonyms: carteira, escrivaninha

3. (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)

Derived terms

• secretária eletrônica

Related terms

• secretaria
• secretariado
• secretarial
• secretariamente
• secretariar
• secretariável
• secretário