Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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