santinho

Galician

Noun

santinho m (plural santinhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of santiño

References

  • “santinho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From santo +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɲo/

  • Hyphenation: san‧ti‧nho

Noun

santinho m (plural santinhos, feminine santinha, feminine plural santinhas)

  1. diminutive of santo
    Synonym: santozinho
  2. a small leaflet with the image of a saint and a prayer
    Synonym: pagela
  3. (Brazil) a small leaflet with the picture of an election candidate and his voting number

Interjection

santinho

  1. (Portugal) bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)
    Synonyms: saúde, viva

Further reading

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