senheiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese senneiro, senlleiro, from Vulgar Latin *sing(u)lāriu(s), from Latin singulāris (alone, singular). Doublet of singular.

Cognate with Galician senlleiro and Spanish señero.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈɲe(j).ɾu/ [sẽˈj̃e(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɲe(j).ɾo/ [seˈɲe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: se‧nhei‧ro

Adjective

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senheiro (feminine senheira, masculine plural senheiros, feminine plural senheiras)

  1. (obsolete) alone
    Synonyms: , sozinho
    Antonym: acompanhado
  2. (obsolete) single
    Synonyms: único, singular
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