sestro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ses‧tro

Adjective

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

  1. (relational) left, left side
    Synonym: esquerdo
  2. inauspicious; ominous (being a bad omen)
    Synonym: agourento

Noun

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sestro m (plural sestros)

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