hétero

See also: hetero, hétéro, hetero-, and hétéro-

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hetero (misspelling)

Etymology

Clipping of heterossexual.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.te.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.te.ɾu/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛteɾu
• Hyphenation: hé‧te‧ro

Adjective

hétero (feminine hétero or (nonstandard, proscribed) hétera, masculine plural héteros, feminine plural héteros or (nonstandard, proscribed) héteras)

1. hetero, straight (heterosexual)

   Synonym: heterossexual

Noun

hétero m or f by sense (plural héteros, feminine (nonstandard) hétera, feminine plural (nonstandard) héteras)

1. a heterosexual person

   Synonym: heterossexual

Derived terms

• hétero top
• orgulho hétero

Further reading

• “hétero”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025