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secretário

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See also: secretario

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.u/ [se.kɾeˈta.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /se.kɾeˈta.ɾi.o/ [se.kɾeˈta.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /se.kɾeˈta.ɾjo/

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (secretary), from Latin sēcrētus, perfect passive participle of sēcernō (to separate; to part; to reject).

Noun

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secretário m (plural secretários, feminine secretária, feminine plural secretárias)

  1. secretary (a person keeping records and handling clerical work)
  2. secretary (head of a department of government)
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Etymology 2

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Probably so named because its crest of long feathers resembles quill pens stuck behind the ears of an office clerk; alternatively, possibly from Arabic صَقْر اَلطَّائِر (ṣaqr aṭ-ṭāʔir, hunter bird), from صَقْر (ṣaqr, falcon, hawk) طَائِر (ṭāʔir, bird); see secretary bird.

Noun

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secretário m (plural secretários)

  1. secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
    Synonym: serpentário

Further reading

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