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fradinho.

diminutive of frade

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɾaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/Brazil[fɾaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]Brazil/fɾɐˈdi.ɲu/Portugal[fɾɐˈði.ɲu]Portugal

  1. diminutive of frade

    diminutive · form-of · masculine

  2. puffin (bird of the genus Fratercula)

    masculine

  3. green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

    masculine

  4. long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

    masculine

  5. slipper lobsters (Scyllarides)

    masculine

  6. black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Italic *frātēr Latin frater Old Galician-Portuguese frade Portuguese frade Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Portuguese fradinho From frade (“friar”) + -inho (diminutive suffix).

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