cofrinho
Portuguese, noun/kɔˈfɾĩ.ɲu/
cofrinho is spelled C-O-F-R-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,864th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cofrinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “piggy bank (a small container to store small saved coins in)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of cofre. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “região exposta entre as nádegas e a pré-lombar (parte superior), tendo a reentrância do rego no seu centro…”.
What does cofrinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinediminutive of cofre
- 2
Brazilmasculinepiggy bank (a small container to store small saved coins in)
- 3
Brazilmasculinevulgarthe portion of the butt crack that is visible when a person squats
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. região exposta entre as nádegas e a pré-lombar (parte superior), tendo a reentrância do rego no seu centro, que fica à mostra ao agachar-se ou ao se utilizar uma roupa com o cós baixo demais
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 cofrinho
- cofrinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cofrinho?
- Brazil /kɔˈfɾĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [kɔˈfɾĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /kɔˈfɾi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cofrinho in Portuguese?
cofrinho appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).