gordinho
Portuguese, adjective/ɡoʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
gordinho is spelled G-O-R-D-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,687th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gordinho is a Portuguese adjective meaning “diminutive of gordo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um tanto gordo”.
What does gordinho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of gordo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. um tanto gordo
noun: 1. pessoa um tanto gorda 2. peixe da família dos estromateídeos (Peprilus paru)
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 gordinho
- gordinha feminine
- gordinhos masculine plural
- gordinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gordinho?
- Brazil /ɡoʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [ɡoɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gordinho in Portuguese?
gordinho appears 2.1 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).