negrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From negro +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [neˈɡɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [neˈɡɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾi.ɲu/ [nɨˈɣɾi.ɲu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩɲu, (Portugal) -iɲu
• Hyphenation: ne‧gri‧nho

Noun

negrinho m (plural negrinhos)

1. Diminutive of negro (“black color”).
2. (cooking) blood sausage

   Synonyms: chouriço de sangue, morcela, morcilha

3. (Rio Grande do Sul) Synonym of brigadeiro.
4. (São Paulo, colloquial) black coffee

   Synonyms: café puro, café preto

Noun

negrinho m (plural negrinhos, feminine negrinha, feminine plural negrinhas) (possibly offensive)

1. Diminutive of negro (“black person”).
2. A black child.

Adjective

negrinho (feminine negrinha, masculine plural negrinhos, feminine plural negrinhas)

1. Diminutive of negro.