-zinho

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.ɲu/

Suffix

-zinho m (feminine -zinha, plural -zinhos, feminine plural -zinhas)

  1. Variant of -inho, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone.
    ‎pá (“shovel”) + ‎-zinha → ‎pazinha (“small shovel”)
    ‎café (“coffee”) + ‎-zinho → ‎cafezinho (“small cup of coffee”)
    ‎eu (“I”) + ‎-zinho → ‎euzinho (“I … myself”)

Antonym
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