direita

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.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ˈɾej.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ˈɾɐj.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: di‧rei‧ta

direita f (uncountable)

1. right (opposite of left)
2. (politics) right

• (opposite of left): destra

• (both): esquerda

• extrema-direita

direita

1. Feminine singular of adjective direito.