direita
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine of direito. Or from Old Galician-Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare Spanish derecha, Catalan dreta, French droite, Italian dritta, Romanian dreapta.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: di‧rei‧ta
Noun
[edit]direita f (plural direitas)
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “both”): esquerda
Derived terms
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[edit]Adjective
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