cacetinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacete +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.seˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [ka.seˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.seˈt͡ʃi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.sɨˈti.ɲu/

Hyphenation: ca‧ce‧ti‧nho

Noun

cacetinho m (plural cacetinhos)

diminutive of cacete
Synonym: cacetezinho
(Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul) synonym of pão francês
(Alagoas) A finger-shaped cookie.

Further reading

“cacetinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cacetinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026