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bobinho.

monkey in the middle (children's game)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/boˈbĩ.ɲu/Brazil[boˈbĩ.j̃u]Brazil/buˈbi.ɲu/Portugal[buˈβi.ɲu]Portugal

  1. monkey in the middle (children's game)

    masculine · uncountable

  2. monkey in the middle (third player in the game)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese bobo Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Portuguese bobinho From bobo + -inho.

noun/boˈbĩ.ɲu/Brazil[boˈbĩ.j̃u]Brazil/buˈbi.ɲu/Portugal[buˈβi.ɲu]Portugal

  1. diminutive of bobô

    diminutive · form-of · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese bobô Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Portuguese bobinho From bobô + -inho.

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