senha
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, senho, signo, and sina. Cognate of Spanish seña and Sicilian sinna.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
senha f (plural senhas)
- password (a word used to gain access)
- Synonyms: palavra-passe, (computing) password
- shibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)