coitadinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tadinho

Etymology

From coitado +‎ -inho, diminutive of coitado, from coitar (“to cause pain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koj.taˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/ [koɪ̯.taˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koj.taˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/ [koɪ̯.taˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koj.taˈd͡ʒi.ɲo/ [koɪ̯.taˈd͡ʒi.ɲo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /koj.tɐˈdi.ɲu/ [koj.tɐˈði.ɲu]

Noun

coitadinho m (plural coitadinhos, feminine coitadinha, feminine plural coitadinhas)

1. poor thing (someone or something to be pitied)

   Synonyms: pobrezinho, tadinho