amarelinha

Portuguese

Etymology

The child's game sense is probably from French marelle (“hopscotch”), later reinterpreted as having to do with amarelo (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [a.ma.ɾɛˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.ɾɛˈli.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ɾɨˈli.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧li‧nha

Noun

amarelinha f (plural amarelinhas)

1. (Brazil) hopscotch (child’s game)

   Synonym: (Portugual) macaca

Adjective

amarelinha

1. feminine singular of amarelinho