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cadinho.

crucible, melting pot

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/Brazil[kaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]Brazil/kɐˈdi.ɲu/Portugal[kɐˈði.ɲu]Portugal
  1. crucible, melting pot

    masculine
  2. melting pot

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin catīnus, from Proto-Italic *katinos. By surface analysis, cado (“cask”) + -inho.

noun/kaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/Brazil[kaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]Brazil/kɐˈdi.ɲu/Portugal[kɐˈði.ɲu]Portugal
  1. a small amount; a trifle, a smidgen

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

A shortening of bocadinho.

verb/kaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/Brazil[kaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]Brazil/kɐˈdi.ɲu/Portugal[kɐˈði.ɲu]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cadinhar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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