ferrenho

Portuguese

Etymology

From ferro +‎ -enho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/ [feˈhẽ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/ [feˈχẽ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe.ɲo/ [feˈhe.ɲo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐ(j).ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/

Rhymes: -eɲu, -ɐɲu
Homophone: ferranho (Portugal)
Hyphenation: fer‧re‧nho

Adjective

ferrenho (feminine ferrenha, masculine plural ferrenhos, feminine plural ferrenhas)

staunch, steely, uncompromising

Derived terms

ferrenhamente

Further reading

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