sestro
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro, from Latin sinister, sinistrum (“left”), through a Vulgar Latin root *sinexter, sinextrum, from contamination with dexter (“right”), whence Portuguese destro. Cognate with Spanish siniestro, Old French senestre, old Italian sinestro. Compare also the borrowed doublet sinistro.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ses‧tro
Adjective
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- Relating to or located on the left side
- Synonym: esquerdo
- inauspicious; ominous (being a bad omen)
- Synonym: agourento
Noun
sestro m (plural sestros)
Related terms
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