propina

Borrowed from Late Latin propīna.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾuˈpi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈpi.na]

propina f (plural propines)

1. tip, gratuity

• propinar

• “propina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

propina

1. inflection of propinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /proˈpi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: pro‧pì‧na

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna, from prōpīnāre.^[1]

propina f (plural propine)

1. (archaic) recompensation, fee

   Synonym: ricompensa

2. synonym of diaria

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

propina

1. inflection of propinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• propani, rappino

prŏpīnā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prŏpīnō

• “propina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "propina", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “propina”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna.^[1] Compare Italian and Spanish propina.

• Rhymes: -ĩnɐ, -inɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧pi‧na

propina f (plural propinas)

1. (Portugal) tuition, a fee for services such as enrollment or obtaining a document

   Synonym: mensalidade

2. (Brazil, informal) bribe (something, usually money, given as an inducement to dishonesty)

   Synonym: suborno

3. (Brazil, now uncommon) tip (money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

   Synonym: gorjeta

   • 1981, Chico Buarque, “Ela É Dançarina [She’s a Dancer]”, in Almanaque, Ariola:

     Eu sou funcionário / Ela é dançarina / Quando eu não salário / Ela, sim, propina

     I’m an employee / She’s a dancer / When I don’t [receive a] salary / She [receives] tips

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

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpina/ [pɾoˈpi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pro‧pi‧na

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna, from Latin propinō (“to toast, to pledge, to offer to drink, to hand over”).

propina f (plural propinas)

1. tip, gratuity

propina

1. inflection of propinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “propina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “propina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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