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galinha.

hen

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/ɡaˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ɡaˈʎĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil

  1. hen

    feminine

  2. chicken (meat)

    feminine

  3. a person (especially a woman) who is almost never single

    Brazil · derogatory · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”). By surface analysis, galo + -inha. Compare Galician galiña.

adj/ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/ɡaˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[ɡaˈʎĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil

  1. who is virtually always seen with a partner

    Brazil · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”). By surface analysis, galo + -inha. Compare Galician galiña.

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