See also: secretaria and secretaría

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: se‧cre‧tá‧ri‧a

Adjective

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secretária

  1. feminine singular of secretário

Noun

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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)

Derived terms

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