secretária

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See also: secretaria and secretaría

Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine of secretário (“secretary”), from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (“secretary”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾja/

  • Hyphenation: se‧cre‧tá‧ri‧a

Adjective

secretária

  1. feminine singular of secretário

Noun

secretária f (plural secretárias)

  1. female equivalent of secretário
  2. secretary (a type of desk)
    Synonyms: carteira, escrivaninha
  3. (computing) desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)

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