freirinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From freira +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [fɾe(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [fɾe(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾe(j)ˈɾi.ɲa/ [fɾe(ɪ̯)ˈɾi.ɲa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɐjˈɾi.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾejˈɾi.ɲɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾejˈɾi.ɲɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾeˈɾi.ɲɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
• Hyphenation: frei‧ri‧nha

Noun

freirinha f (plural freirinhas)

1. Diminutive of freira
2. (Brazil) white-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

Further reading

• “freirinha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “freirinha” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.