abobrinha
Portuguese, noun/a.bɔˈbɾĩ.ɲɐ/
abobrinha is spelled A-B-O-B-R-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abobrinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “courgette (a small marrow/squash)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of abobra. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena abóbora”.
What does abobrinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of abobra
- 2
Brazilfemininecourgette (a small marrow/squash)
- 3
Brazilfemininenonsense
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena abóbora 2. Cucurbita pepo 3. o mesmo que abóbora-d'água 4. dito sem sentido; bobagem
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abobrinha
- abobrinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abobrinha?
- Brazil /a.bɔˈbɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [a.bɔˈbɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ɐ.bɔˈbɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abobrinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abobrinha in Portuguese?
abobrinha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).