traquinas
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- traquina, traquino
Etymology
traque (“onomatopoeia”) + -ina + -s[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈkĩ.nɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tɾaˈkĩ.nɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾaˈki.nas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐˈki.nɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: tra‧qui‧nas
Noun
traquinas m or f by sense (invariable)
- prankster (one who performs pranks)
- Synonyms: brincalhão, travesso
Adjective
traquinas (invariable)
- being a prankster, mischievous
Derived terms
- traquinagem
- traquinar
References
Further reading
- “traquinas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “traquinas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026