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setor.

sector; section (part, piece, subdivision of anything)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/seˈtoʁ/Brazil[seˈtoh]Brazil/seˈtoɾ/São-Paulo/seˈtoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. sector; section (part, piece, subdivision of anything)

    masculine
  2. sector (part of a circle, extending to the center)

    masculine
  3. sector; zone (designated area)

    masculine
  4. sector (military operation area)

    masculine
  5. sector (a part of the economy)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/seˈtoʁ/Brazil[seˈtoh]Brazil/seˈtoɾ/São-Paulo/seˈtoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
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    Portugal · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Contraction of senhor + doutor.

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