negrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From negro +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɾi.ɲu/ [nɨˈɣɾi.ɲu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩɲu, (Portugal) -iɲu
• Hyphenation: ne‧gri‧nho

Noun

negrinho m (plural negrinhos)

1. diminutive of negro (“black color”)
2. (Portugal, regional, cooking) dark-colored blood sausage
3. (Rio Grande do Sul, cooking) synonym of brigadeiro

Noun

negrinho m (plural negrinhos, feminine negrinha, feminine plural negrinhas) (possibly offensive)

1. diminutive of negro (“black person”)
2. black child or youngster

Adjective

negrinho (feminine negrinha, masculine plural negrinhos, feminine plural negrinhas)

1. diminutive of negro

Synonyms

• (diminutive): negrito (uncommon)
• (blood sausage): negrito (Estremadura)

Further reading

• “negrinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “negrinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026