burrinho
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈʁĩ.ɲu/ [buˈhĩ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /buˈʁĩ.ɲu/ [buˈχĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈʁi.ɲo/ [buˈhi.ɲo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈʁi.ɲu/
- Hyphenation: bur‧ri‧nho
Adjective
burrinho (feminine burrinha, masculine plural burrinhos, feminine plural burrinhas)
- diminutive of burro (“stupid, dumb”)
- Realmente, ele é burrinho. ― Indeed, he is somewhat dumb.
Noun
burrinho m (plural burrinhos, feminine burrinha, feminine plural burrinhas)
- diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
- Synonym: burrozinho
Further reading
- “burrinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “burrinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026