coxinha
Portuguese, noun/koˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/
coxinha is spelled C-O-X-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,263rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coxinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “coxinha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of coxa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “salgadinho brasileiro à base de massa feita com farinha de trigo e caldo de galinha, que envolve um recheio…”.
What does coxinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of coxa
- 2
femininecoxinha
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinereactionary person, conservative person
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinebasic person, normie, airhead
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculineslanga cop, fed
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinereactionary, conservative
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinebasic, uncreative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. salgadinho brasileiro à base de massa feita com farinha de trigo e caldo de galinha, que envolve um recheio elaborado com carne temperada de frango
noun: 1. pessoa que manifesta ideias políticas conservadoras 2. soldado policial ou militar
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 coxinha
- coxinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coxinha?
- Brazil /koˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [koˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kuˈʃi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is coxinha in Portuguese?
coxinha appears 1.3 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).