Portuguese

Noun

secretário m (plural secretários, feminine secretária, feminine plural secretárias)

1. secretary (a person keeping records and handling clerical work)
2. secretary (head of a department of government)

Related terms

Etymology 2

Probably so named because its crest of long feathers resembles quill pens stuck behind the ears of an office clerk; alternatively, possibly from Arabic; see secretary bird.

Noun

secretário m (plural secretários)

1. secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Synonyms

• serpentário