secretário

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See also: secretario

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: se‧cre‧tá‧ri‧o

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (secretary), from Latin sēcrētus, perfect passive participle of sēcernō (I separate; I part; I reject).

Noun

secretário m (plural s, feminine secretária, feminine plural secretárias)

  1. secretary (a person keeping records and handling clerical work)
  2. secretary (head of a department of government)

Etymology 2

Probably so named because its crest of long feathers resembles quill pens stuck behind the ears of an office clerk; alternatively, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic صَقْر اَلطَّائِر (ṣaqr aṭ-ṭāʔir, hunter bird), from صَقْر (ṣaqr, falcon, hawk) طَائِر (ṭāʔir, bird); see secretary bird.

Noun

secretário m (plural s)

  1. secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
    Synonym: serpentário