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alfacinha.

of Lisbon

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/aw.faˈsĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.faˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/al.fɐˈsi.ɲɐ/Portugal[aɫ.fɐˈsi.ɲɐ]Portugal

  1. of Lisbon

    Portugal · colloquial · feminine · masculine · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.? Akkadian ḫassūder. Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça Portuguese alface Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese -inha Portuguese alfacinha From alface (“lettuce”) + -inha. Adjective sense 1 and noun 2 sense 1 are first properly attested in the book Viagens na Minha Terra (1846) by Portuguese writer and politician Almeida Garrett (see quotation below).

noun/aw.faˈsĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.faˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/al.fɐˈsi.ɲɐ/Portugal[aɫ.fɐˈsi.ɲɐ]Portugal

  1. Lisboner (native of Lisbon)

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · colloquial · demonym · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.? Akkadian ḫassūder. Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça Portuguese alface Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Latin -am Old Galician-Portuguese -a Portuguese -a Portuguese -inha Portuguese alfacinha From alface (“lettuce”) + -inha. Adjective sense 1 and noun 2 sense 1 are first properly attested in the book Viagens na Minha Terra (1846) by Portuguese writer and politician Almeida Garrett (see quotation below).

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