festinha
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [fɛsˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [fɛʃˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɛsˈt͡ʃi.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɛʃˈti.ɲɐ/, /fɨʃˈti.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: fes‧ti‧nha
Etymology 1
From festa (“party”) + -inha.
Noun
festinha f (plural festinhas)
- diminutive of festa (“party”)
- Synonym: festazinha
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 219:
- Então, como foi a última festinha de Slughorn?
- So, how was the last Slughorn's little party?
Etymology 2
From festa (“caress”) + -inha.
Noun
festinha f (plural festinhas)
- diminutive of festa (“caress”)
- Synonym: festazinha