machadinha

Portuguese

Etymology

Feminine diminutive of machado (“axe”), from Latin masclus (“male”), earlier masculus, diminutive of mās (“man”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [ma.ʃaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ʃaˈd͡ʒi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ʃɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [mɐ.ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [mɐ.t͡ʃɐˈði.ɲɐ]

Noun

machadinha f (plural machadinhas)

hatchet (small axe)

Further reading

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