cina-cina
Portuguese, noun/ˌsĩ.nɐˈsĩ.nɐ/
cina-cina is spelled C-I-N-A-C-I-N-A (8 letters). Cina-cina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “palo verde; Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata, a small tree of the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cina-cina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepalo verde; Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata, a small tree of the Americas)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cina-cina
- cina-cinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cina-cina?
- Brazil /ˌsĩ.nɐˈsĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /ˌsi.nɐˈsi.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.