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camarinha

Portuguese, noun/ka.maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/

camarinha is spelled C-A-M-A-R-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 101,652nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Camarinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bedroom (or similar small room)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aposento, quarto de dormir”.

What does camarinha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebedroom (or similar small room)

  2. 2

    femininethe berry of the bush Corema album (camarinheira)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. aposento, quarto de dormir 2. compartimento maior do curral dos bois 3. pequena prateleira, ao canto de um quarto ou sala 4. camarinheira, planta arbustiva dos areais atlânticos europeus, Corema album

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 camarinha

  • camarinhas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce camarinha?

  • Brazil /ka.maˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
  • Brazil [ka.maˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • Portugal /kɐ.mɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is camarinha in Portuguese?

camarinha appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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