cadinho
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- Hyphenation: ca‧di‧nho
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin catīnus, from Proto-Italic *katinos. By surface analysis, cado (“cask”) + -inho.
Noun edit
cadinho m (plural cadinhos)
- crucible, melting pot
- Synonym: crisol
- (colloquial) a small amount; a trifle, a smidgen
- Synonym: pouquinho
- (figuratively) melting pot
- Synonym: caldeirão
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
cadinho