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Galician
Noun
sítio m (plural sítios, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of sitio
References
- “sítio” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.t͡ʃju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.t͡ʃju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsi.t͡ʃjo/
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Probably from Latin situs (“position, place, site”). The Internet sense is a semantic loan from English site.
Noun
sítio m (plural sítios)
- site; location, place
- Synonyms: local, localidade, lugar, paragem
- (Portugal, Internet) website
- Synonyms: site, website
- (Brazil, agriculture) a farm or rural property, especially a small one
- Synonyms: lavoura; see also Thesaurus:lavoura
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *sedicum, from Latin sēdēs (“seat”).
Noun
sítio m (plural sítios)
- (military) siege (military blockade of settlement)
- Synonyms: cerco, (uncommon) assédio
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