balãozinho
Portuguese, noun/baˌlɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲu/
balãozinho is spelled B-A-L-Ã-O-Z-I-N-H-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balãozinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “balloon plant (Cardiospermum halicacabum, a tropical vine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of balão.
What does balãozinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of balão
- 2
Brazilmasculineballoon plant (Cardiospermum halicacabum, a tropical vine)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of balãozinho
- balõezinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balãozinho?
- Brazil /baˌlɐ̃w̃ˈzĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [baˌlɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /bɐˌlɐ̃w̃ˈzi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is balãozinho in Portuguese?
balãozinho appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).