asinha
Portuguese, adverb/aˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
asinha is spelled A-S-I-N-H-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 94,578th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Asinha is a Portuguese adverb meaning “rapidly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of asa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “depressa”.
What does asinha mean in English?
adverb
- 1
obsoleterapidly
Mais asinha se toma um mentiroso que um coxo.
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of asa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. depressa 2. sem demora 3. em breve tempo
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 asinha
- mais asinha comparative
- o mais asinha superlative
- asinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce asinha?
- Brazil /aˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [aˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ɐˈzi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is asinha in Portuguese?
asinha appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).