senha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, senho, and signo. Cognate of Spanish seña.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsẽ.ɲɐ/ [ˈsẽ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐ(j).ɲɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse.ɲɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐɲɐ
- Hyphenation: se‧nha
Noun
senha f (plural senhas)
- password (a word used to gain access)
- Synonyms: palavra-passe, (computing) password
- shibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)
Related terms
- senho
- sino