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sorte

Pronunciation: /ˈsɔʁ.t͡ʃi/

“sorte” is a Portuguese word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sort
  2. fate
  3. luck

In Portuguese

  1. acaso ou coincidência feliz; contingência favorável
  2. destino, modo como (algo ou alguém) termina; termo, fim
  3. fortuna, característica daquele que frequentemente consegue o que quer; boa estrela, felicidade
  4. tipo, gênero

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sorte, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Compare Spanish suerte.

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