macaquinho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈkĩ.ɲu/ [ma.kaˈkĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈki.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈki.ɲu/

Noun

macaquinho m (plural macaquinhos, feminine macaquinha, feminine plural macaquinhas)

diminutive of macaco
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 369:
  Seu macaquinho imundo!
  You filthy little monkey!

Further reading

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