capetinha
Portuguese, noun/ka.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/
capetinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a very naughty child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of capeta. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aparelho que bloqueia sinal de celular, de rastreador que faz uso de sistema de geolocalização, de radar”.
What does capetinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinediminutive of capeta
- 2
Brazilcolloquialderogatoryfemininemasculinea very naughty child
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aparelho que bloqueia sinal de celular, de rastreador que faz uso de sistema de geolocalização, de radar
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 capetinha
- capetinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capetinha?
- Brazil /ka.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ka.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is capetinha in Portuguese?
capetinha 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).