direita
Portuguese
Etymology
Feminine of direito. Or from Old Portuguese dereita, feminine form of dereito, from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“I rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare Spanish derecha, Catalan dreta, French droite, Italian dritta, Romanian dreapta.
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (opposite of left): destra
Antonyms
- (both): esquerda
Derived terms
- extrema-direita
Related terms
- correto
- direção
- direitismo
- direitista
- direito
- direitura
- direto
- endireitar
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