vaquinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From vaca (“cow”) +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈkĩ.ɲɐ/ [vaˈkĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈki.ɲa/
 

  • Rhymes: -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: va‧qui‧nha

Noun

vaquinha f (plural vaquinhas)

  1. diminutive of vaca
    Synonym: vacazinha
  2. (informal) pool, crowdfunding (money collected from a group of people in order to pay for something)
    Synonyms: coleta, vaca
    Vamos fazer uma vaquinha para comprar um car.
    Let's do a money pool to buy a car.
  3. (Brazil) cucumber beetle (Diabrotica speciosa)
    Synonyms: alfinete, aresta, bicho-galo, bicha-galo, bicha-amarela, bicha-do-milho, bicha-alfinete, câncer, travela
  4. (Brazil) cucumber beetle (Macrodactylus pumilio)
    Synonyms: besouro-amarelo, vaquinha-amarela, vaquinha-das-flores
  5. (Brazil) blister beetles of genus Epicauta
    Synonym: burrinho
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