coroinha
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɾoˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [ko.ɾoˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ɾoˈi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈɾwi.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: co‧ro‧i‧nha
Noun
coroinha m (plural coroinhas)
- altar boy (boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity)
Noun
coroinha f (plural coroinhas)
- diminutive of coroa
- Synonym: coroazinha
Further reading
- “coroinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “coroinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026