vaquinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From vaca +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈki.ɲɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈki.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: va‧qui‧nha

Noun

vaquinha f (plural vaquinhas)

Diminutive of vaca
(informal) money collected from a group of people in order to pay for something that benefits the whole group

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