anjinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From anjo +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʒĩ.ɲu/ [ɐ̃ˈʒĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʒi.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʒi.ɲu/

Hyphenation: an‧ji‧nho

Noun

anjinho m (plural anjinhos, feminine anjinha, feminine plural anjinhas)

Diminutive of anjo
(figuratively) cherub (innocent or angelic child)

Further reading

“anjinho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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