setor

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Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English store.

Pronunciation

Noun

setor

  1. store

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch storten, from Middle Dutch sterten, from Old Dutch *sturten, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan.

Pronunciation

Verb

setor

  1. to send, to deposit
    Synonym: kirim

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Noun

setor m (plural setores)

  1. sector

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin sectōrem (cutter), from secō (to cut), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut).

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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧tor

Noun

setor m (plural setores) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

  1. sector; section (part, piece, subdivision of anything)
    Synonyms: divisão, seção, subdivisão
  2. (geometry) sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)
  3. sector; zone (designated area)
    Synonyms: área, região, zona
  4. (military) sector (military operation area)
  5. (economics) sector (a part of the economy)
    Synonym: ramo
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Etymology 2

Contraction of senhor doutor.

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Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧tor

Noun

setor m (plural setores, feminine setora, feminine plural setoras)

  1. (Portugal, colloquial) teacher
    Synonyms: profe, professor