chapinha
Portuguese, noun/ʃaˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
chapinha is spelled C-H-A-P-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 33,314th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chapinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flatiron, straightener (a pair of metal tongs used for straightening hair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of chapa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena chapa”.
What does chapinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of chapa
- 2
Brazilfeminineflatiron, straightener (a pair of metal tongs used for straightening hair)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena chapa 2. pequena peça de metal usada para vedar garrafas 3. aparelho elétrico alisador de cabelo; prancha
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 chapinha
- chapinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chapinha?
- Brazil /ʃaˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ʃaˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ʃɐˈpi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chapinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chapinha in Portuguese?
chapinha appears 1.0 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).