senha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, senho, and signo. Cognate of Spanish seña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈsẽ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈsẽ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ(j).ɲɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɲɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
• Hyphenation: se‧nha

Noun

senha f (plural senhas)

1. password (a word used to gain access)

   Synonyms: palavra-passe, (computing) password

2. shibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)

Related terms

• senho
• sino