caixinha
Portuguese, noun/kaˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/
caixinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an additional payment given as a bonus; a gratuity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of caixa.
What does caixinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of caixa
- 2
Brazilfeminineslangan additional payment given as a bonus; a gratuity
O meu patrão me deu uma caixinha pela faxina que eu fiz na casa dele.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of caixinha
- caixinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caixinha?
- Brazil /kaˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Brazil /kajˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caixinha in Portuguese?
caixinha appears 4.0 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).