direito

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Portuguese

Etymology

Modified orthographically from Old Galician-Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin *dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of direto.

Pronunciation

 
 

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  • Rhymes: -ɐjtu, -ejtu
  • Hyphenation: di‧rei‧to

Noun

direito m (plural direitos)

  1. law (body of rules and standards to be applied by courts)

Adjective

direito (feminine direita, masculine plural direitos, feminine plural direitas, comparable, comparative mais direito, superlative o mais direito or direitíssimo, diminutive direitinho)

  1. right (toward the right side; right-hand)
    Antonym: esquerdo
  2. right (complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct)
  3. right (fit for purpose; appropriate; right)
  4. (politics) right, right-wing (pertaining to the political right)
    Antonym: esquerdo

Related terms

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: direta
  • Kabuverdianu: direta, diritu, réta, dretu
  • Macanese: drêto