sestra
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛs.tɾɐ/
sestra is spelled S-E-S-T-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sestra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the left hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of sestro.
What does sestra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe left hand
- 2
feminineor foot
- 3
femininefemale equivalent of sestro
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of sestro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of sestra
- sestras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sestra?
- Brazil /ˈsɛs.tɾɐ/
- /ˈsɛʃ.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɛʃ.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sestra in Portuguese?
sestra appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).