pombinho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pom‧bi‧nho

Etymology 1

From pombo +‎ -inho.

Noun

pombinho m (plural pombinhos, feminine pombinha, feminine plural pombinhas)

  1. diminutive of pombo: a fledgling pigeon
    Synonym: pombozinho
  2. (Madeira) synonym of pombo-das-rochas
  3. (figurative, usually in the plural) lovebird (one of the members of an openly affectionate couple)

Noun

pombinho m (plural pombinhos)

  1. a light gray color, like that of pigeons

Adjective

pombinho (feminine pombinha, masculine plural pombinhos, feminine plural pombinhas)

  1. (figurative, colloquial) drunk
    Synonyms: alegrote, ébrio, embriagado

Etymology 2

From Latin palumbīnus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

pombinho m (plural pombinhos)

  1. a variety of wheat (clarification of this definition is needed.)

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