flanelinha
Portuguese, noun/fla.nɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
flanelinha is spelled F-L-A-N-E-L-I-N-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Flanelinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a person who watches over cars on the street, in exchange for money; car guard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of flanela; a small flannel (soft cloth material). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que de forma informal se oferece para e toma conta de veículos estacionados junto à via pública em…”.
What does flanelinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialfemininemasculinea person who watches over cars on the street, in exchange for money; car guard
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of flanela; a small flannel (soft cloth material)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo que de forma informal se oferece para e toma conta de veículos estacionados junto à via pública em troca de remuneração
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 flanelinha
- flanelinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flanelinha?
- Brazil /fla.nɛˈlĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [fla.nɛˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /flɐ.nɛˈli.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is flanelinha in Portuguese?
flanelinha appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).