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painho.

storm petrel (any of several small seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈĩ.ɲu/Brazil[paˈĩ.j̃u]Brazil/pɐˈi.ɲu/Portugal[paˈĩ.u]Northeast-Brazil
  1. storm petrel (any of several small seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/paˈĩ.ɲu/Brazil[paˈĩ.j̃u]Brazil/pɐˈi.ɲu/Portugal[paˈĩ.u]Northeast-Brazil
  1. alternative form of paizinho; equivalent to dad or daddy

    Northeast-Brazil · alt-of · alternative · familiar · masculine
  2. alternative form of paizinho; equivalent to dad or daddy Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president

    Northeast-Brazil · familiar · humorous · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin pater Old Galician-Portuguese padre Old Galician-Portuguese pay Portuguese pai Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo Portuguese -inho Portuguese painho From pai + -inho.

noun/paˈĩ.ɲu/Brazil[paˈĩ.j̃u]Brazil/pɐˈi.ɲu/Portugal[paˈĩ.u]Northeast-Brazil
  1. diminutive of paio

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

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

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