pouquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From pouco (“little of something”) ‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po(w)ˈkĩ.ɲu/ [po(ʊ̯)ˈkĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po(w)ˈkĩ.ɲu/ [po(ʊ̯)ˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po(w)ˈki.ɲo/ [po(ʊ̯)ˈki.ɲo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /po(w)ˈki.ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /po(w)ˈki.ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /powˈki.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /poˈki.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: pou‧qui‧nho

Pronoun

pouquinho m

1. diminutive of pouco

   Synonyms: poucochinho, poucachinho

Noun

pouquinho m (plural pouquinhos)

1. smidgen (a little bit of something)

   Synonyms: bocadinho, poucochinho, nadinha, (Portugal) chichizinho

Adverb

pouquinho

1. barely

   Synonyms: poucochinho, poucachinho

Further reading

• “pouquinho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “pouquinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pouquinho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024