almofadinha
Portuguese, noun/aw.mo.faˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
almofadinha is spelled A-L-M-O-F-A-D-I-N-H-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 63,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Almofadinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “toe bean (digital pad of a cat or dog's paw)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of almofada. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “quem se veste ou comporta de forma exageradamente sofisticada, playboy”.
What does almofadinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of almofada
- 2
colloquialfemininetoe bean (digital pad of a cat or dog's paw)
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatorymasculineslangdandy (a man very concerned about his physical appearance, mannerisms, refined language, etc.)
Ele é um almofadinha: sempre usa camisa social e fala em um tom refinado.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. quem se veste ou comporta de forma exageradamente sofisticada, playboy 2. almofada de pequenas dimensões
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 almofadinha
- almofadinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce almofadinha?
- Brazil /aw.mo.faˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.mo.faˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /al.mu.fɐˈdi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is almofadinha in Portuguese?
almofadinha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).