caldeirinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From caldeira +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaw.de(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [kaʊ̯.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaw.de(j)ˈɾi.ɲa/ [kaʊ̯.de(ɪ̯)ˈɾi.ɲa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kal.dɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [kaɫ.dɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kal.dejˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [kaɫ.dejˈɾi.ɲɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /kal.dejˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [kaɫ.dejˈɾi.ɲɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kal.deˈɾi.ɲɐ/ [kaɫ.deˈɾi.ɲɐ]

  • Rhymes: -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: cal‧dei‧ri‧nha

Noun

caldeirinha f (plural caldeirinhas)

  1. diminutive of caldeira
  3. (Christianity) aspersorium (holy water bucket)
    Coordinate term: aspersório
    • 1901, Eça de Queiroz, chapter XII, in A Cidade e as Serras [The City and the Mountains], Porto: Livraria Chardron, page 313:
      Era uma caldeirinha d’agoa benta, em prata lavrada, d’um gosto florido e quasi galante.
      It was a silver-coated holy water aspersorium, of a flowerly and almost gallant taste.

Derived terms

  • entre a cruz e a caldeirinha

Descendants

  • → Swahili: kandirinya

Further reading

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