massinha
Portuguese, noun/maˈsĩ.ɲɐ/
massinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “modeling clay for children, playdough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of massa.
What does massinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of massa
- 2
femininemodeling clay for children, playdough
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of massinha
- massinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce massinha?
- Brazil /maˈsĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [maˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /mɐˈsi.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 massinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is massinha in Portuguese?
massinha appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).