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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French sanitaire, a learned formation created from the base of Latin sānitās (cf. sanidade).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.niˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.niˈta.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.niˈta.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.niˈta.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.niˈta.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /sa.niˈta.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: sa‧ni‧tá‧ri‧o
Adjective
sanitário (feminine sanitária, masculine plural sanitários, feminine plural sanitárias)
- sanitary
- (relational) health
Noun
sanitário m (plural sanitários)
- toilet