inferninho

Portuguese

Etymology

From inferno +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛʁˈnĩ.ɲu/ [ĩ.fɛɦˈnĩ.j̃u]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛɾˈnĩ.ɲu/ [ĩ.fɛɾˈnĩ.j̃u]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛʁˈnĩ.ɲu/ [ĩ.fɛʁˈnĩ.j̃u]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛɻˈnĩ.ɲu/ [ĩ.fɛɻˈnĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛʁˈni.ɲo/ [ĩ.fɛɦˈni.ɲo]

  • Hyphenation: in‧fer‧ni‧nho

Noun

inferninho m (plural inferninhos)

  1. diminutive of inferno
    Synonym: infernozinho
  2. (Brazil, informal) dive (seedy bar)
    Synonym: antro

Further reading

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