meiinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From meio +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mejˈĩ.ɲu/ [meɪ̯ˈĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mejˈi.ɲo/ [meɪ̯ˈi.ɲo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐjˈi.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mejˈi.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /mejˈi.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /meˈi.ɲu/

Hyphenation: mei‧i‧nho

Noun

meiinho m (plural meiinhos)

diminutive of meio
Synonym: meiozinho
(Portugal) piggy in the middle

Further reading

“meiinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026