lobozinho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From lobo (“wolf”) +‎ -zinho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlo.buˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ˌlo.buˈzĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlo.boˈzi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlo.buˈzi.ɲu/ [ˌlo.βuˈzi.ɲu]

Hyphenation: lo‧bo‧zi‧nho

Noun

lobozinho m (plural lobozinhos)

diminutive of lobo (“wolf”)
Synonyms: lobinho, lobito, lobozito

Etymology 2

From lobo (“lobe”) +‎ -zinho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔ.buˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ˌlɔ.buˈzĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔ.boˈzi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔ.buˈzi.ɲu/ [ˌlɔ.βuˈzi.ɲu]

Hyphenation: lo‧bo‧zi‧nho

Noun

lobozinho m (plural lobozinhos)

diminutive of lobo (“lobe”)
Synonym: lobozito

Further reading

“lobozinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025