coroinha
Portuguese, noun/ko.ɾoˈĩ.ɲɐ/
coroinha is spelled C-O-R-O-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coroinha is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “altar boy (boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of coroa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criança que acompanha e ajuda o sacerdote na celebração da missa e nos ofícios do altar”.
What does coroinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealtar boy (boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity)
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of coroa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. criança que acompanha e ajuda o sacerdote na celebração da missa e nos ofícios do altar
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 coroinha
- coroinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coroinha?
- Brazil /ko.ɾoˈĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ko.ɾoˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kuˈɾwi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coroinha in Portuguese?
coroinha appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).