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maminha.

diminutive of mama

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɐ̃ˈmĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[mɐ̃ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/mɐˈmi.ɲɐ/Portugal

  1. diminutive of mama

    diminutive · feminine · form-of

  2. tri-tip

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mamma Old Galician-Portuguese mama Portuguese mama 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 maminha From mama (“breast”) + -inha.

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