amarelinha

Portuguese

Etymology

The child's game sense is probably from French marelle (“hopscotch”), later reinterpreted as having to do with amarelo (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ɾɨˈli.ɲɐ/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧li‧nha

Noun

amarelinha f (plural amarelinhas)

  1. (Brazil) hopscotch (child’s game)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) macaca, (Mozambique) neca

Adjective

amarelinha

  1. feminine singular of amarelinho

Further reading

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