chiqueirinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From chiqueiro +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ke(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [ʃi.ke(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ke(j)ˈɾi.ɲo/ [ʃi.ke(ɪ̯)ˈɾi.ɲo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kɐjˈɾi.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kejˈɾi.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kejˈɾi.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.keˈɾi.ɲu/

Hyphenation: chi‧quei‧ri‧nho

Noun

chiqueirinho m (plural chiqueirinhos)

diminutive of chiqueiro
(Brazil) playpen (space for children to play)
Synonyms: parque, (Brazil) cercado

Further reading

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