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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sẽestro, from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Compare Spanish siniestro. Doublet of sinistro, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sestro (feminine sestra, masculine plural sestros, feminine plural sestras, not comparable)
- (relational) left, left side
- Synonym: esquerdo
- inauspicious; ominous (being a bad omen)
- Synonym: agourento
Noun
sestro m (plural sestros)
- habit (action performed repeatedly and automatically)
- Synonyms: mania, tique
- fate; destiny
- Synonyms: destino, sina