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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from signum, of Proto-Indo-European origin. Doublet of sino, senho, signo, and sina. Cognate of Spanish seña and Sicilian sinna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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senha f (plural senhas)

  1. password (a word used to gain access)
    Synonyms: palavra-passe, (computing) password
  2. shibboleth (a word to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular group)
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