chichizinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From chichi (“pee”) +‎ -zinho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˌʃiˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ʃiˌʃiˈzĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˌʃiˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ʃiˌʃiˈzĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˌʃiˈzi.ɲo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˌʃiˈzi.ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˌʃiˈzi.ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˌt͡ʃiˈzi.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: chi‧chi‧zi‧nho

Noun

chichizinho m (plural chichizinhos)

1. (Portugal, informal) smidgen (a little bit of something)

   Synonyms: nadinha, bocadinho, pouquinho

2. diminutive of chichi

Related terms

• chichi

Further reading

• “chichizinho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “chichizinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024