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Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of heterossexual.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛteɾu
- Hyphenation: hé‧te‧ro
Adjective
hétero (feminine hétero or (nonstandard, proscribed) hétera, masculine plural héteros, feminine plural héteros or (nonstandard, proscribed) héteras)
- hetero, straight (heterosexual)
- Synonym: heterossexual
Noun
hétero m or f by sense (plural héteros, feminine (nonstandard) hétera, feminine plural (nonstandard) héteras)
- a heterosexual person
- Synonym: heterossexual
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