franguinha
Portuguese, noun/fɾɐ̃ˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/
franguinha is spelled F-R-A-N-G-U-I-N-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Franguinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female chick” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of franga.
What does franguinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of franga
- 2
femininefemale chick
- 3
feminineslangchick (young woman)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of franguinha
- franguinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce franguinha?
- Brazil /fɾɐ̃ˈɡĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [fɾɐ̃ˈɡĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /fɾɐ̃ˈɡi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to franguinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is franguinha in Portuguese?
franguinha appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).