colinho
Portuguese, noun/kɔˈlĩ.ɲu/
colinho is spelled C-O-L-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 78,593rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cuddle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of colo.
What does colinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of colo
- 2
masculinecuddle
O bebé quer colinho.
- 3
colloquialmasculinethe act of being favoured by the referees
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of colinho
- colinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colinho?
- Brazil /kɔˈlĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [kɔˈlĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /kɔˈli.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is colinho in Portuguese?
colinho appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).