modinha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese modinha.

Noun

modinha (plural modinhas)

  1. A kind of sentimental love song of Portugal and Brazil. [from 18th c.]
    • 1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 159:
      The drifters were coming back to play the guitar, sing modinhas, invent sambas they would later sell to famous samba singers in the city.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From moda +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [mɔˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɔˈd͡ʒi.ɲa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɔˈdi.ɲɐ/ [mɔˈði.ɲɐ]

Noun

modinha f (plural modinhas)

  1. Diminutive of moda
  2. popular music
    Synonym: modilho
  3. (Brazil, music) modinha (a kind of sentimental song of Brazil)
    • 1915, Lima Barreto, “Primeira Parte, Capítulo I”, in Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresm:
      É preconceito supor-se que todo homem que toca violão é um desclassificado. A modinha é a mais genuína expressão da poesia nacional e o violão é o instrumento que ela pede.
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  • modilho

Noun

modinha m or f by sense (plural modinhas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, often derogatory) a person who follows a trend during its period of popularity

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