esquerdo

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Either from Basque ezker (left), or both from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Compare Spanish izquierdo and Catalan esquerra.

Pronunciation

Adjective

esquerdo (feminine esquerda, masculine plural esquerdos, feminine plural esquerdas)

  1. left, left-hand
    Synonym: seistro
    Antonym: dereito
  2. (politics) left, left-wing
    Antonym: dereito
  3. left-handed
    Synonyms: seistro, coxeno, curdo
    Antonym: destro

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Either from Basque ezker (left), or both from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Compare Spanish izquierdo and Catalan esquerra.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧quer‧do

Adjective

esquerdo (feminine esquerda, masculine plural esquerdos, feminine plural esquerdas, comparable, comparative mais esquerdo, superlative o mais esquerdo or esquerdíssimo)

  1. left; left-hand; on or towards the left side
    Synonym: sestro
    Antonym: direito
  2. (politics, rare) Synonym of esquerdista
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See also

Etymology 2

Verb

esquerdo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esquerdar