fradinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From frade (“friar”) +‎ -inho (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/ [fɾaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾaˈd͡ʒi.ɲo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾɐˈdi.ɲu/ [fɾɐˈði.ɲu]

  • Hyphenation: fra‧di‧nho

Noun

fradinho m (plural fradinhos)

  1. diminutive of frade
  2. (ornithology) Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
    Synonym: papagaio-do-mar
  3. (ornithology) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
    Synonyms: bite-bite, bique-bique, maçarico-bique-bique
  4. (ornithology) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    Synonym: rabilongo
  5. (zoology) slipper lobsters (Scyllarides)
    Synonym: cavaco
  6. (botany) black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)
    Synonyms: feijão-fradinho, feijão-frade

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