vilarinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From vilar (“hamlet”) +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.laˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [vi.laˈɾĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.laˈɾi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.lɐˈɾi.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.lɐˈɾi.ɲu/

Homophone: Vilarinho
Hyphenation: vi‧la‧ri‧nho

Noun

vilarinho m (plural vilarinhos)

small town or village
Synonyms: aldeola, lugarejo, vilarejo, vilarelho

Further reading

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