escolinha
Portuguese, noun/is.kɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
escolinha is spelled E-S-C-O-L-I-N-H-A (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,354th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escolinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “nursery school (a school for pre-school children)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of escola.
What does escolinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of escola
- 2
Brazilfemininenursery school (a school for pre-school children)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of escolinha
- escolinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce escolinha?
- Brazil /is.kɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [is.kɔˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Brazil /es.kɔˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is escolinha in Portuguese?
escolinha appears 2.5 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).