beijinho
Portuguese, noun/be(j)ˈʒĩ.ɲu/
beijinho is spelled B-E-I-J-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beijinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a ball-shaped candy prepared with condensed milk and desiccated coconut, usually topped with a clove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of beijo: small kiss, peck. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diminutivo de beijo; beijo delicado; beijo leve”.
What does beijinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of beijo: small kiss, peck
- 2
Brazilmasculinea ball-shaped candy prepared with condensed milk and desiccated coconut, usually topped with a clove
- 3
PortugalmasculineEuropean cowrie (Trivia monacha)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. diminutivo de beijo; beijo delicado; beijo leve 2. sorvo sugado com os lábios 3. primor, aquela parte mais escolheita, aquilo que é o melhor de uma substância ou grupo, a quinta-essência, requinte 4. colisão leve entre viaturas
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 beijinho
- beijinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beijinho?
- Brazil /be(j)ˈʒĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [be(ɪ̯)ˈʒĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /bɐjˈʒi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to beijinho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is beijinho in Portuguese?
beijinho appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).