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sinistro.

sinister (indicating lurking danger or harm)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/siˈnis.tɾu/Brazil/siˈniʃ.tɾu/Rio-de-Janeiro/siˈniʃ.tɾu/Portugal
  1. sinister (indicating lurking danger or harm)

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sinistrum (“left”). Doublet of sestro.

noun/siˈnis.tɾu/Brazil/siˈniʃ.tɾu/Rio-de-Janeiro/siˈniʃ.tɾu/Portugal
  1. disaster; accident; great loss

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sinistrum (“left”). Doublet of sestro.

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