cheiinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From cheio +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃejˈĩ.ɲu/ [ʃeɪ̯ˈĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃejˈi.ɲo/ [ʃeɪ̯ˈi.ɲo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐjˈi.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃejˈi.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃejˈi.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃeˈi.ɲu/

Hyphenation: chei‧i‧nho

Adjective

cheiinho (feminine cheiinha, masculine plural cheiinhos, feminine plural cheiinhas)

augmentative of cheio (“full, covered”)
A rua estava cheiinha de trânsito. ― The street was totally full of traffic.
augmentative of cheio (“fed up”)
Estou cheiinho de ti. ― I'm totally fed up with you.
(euphemistic) diminutive of cheio (“fat”)
O rapaz é cheiinho. ― The boy is somewhat fat.

Further reading

“cheiinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026