olhinho
Portuguese, noun/oˈʎĩ.ɲu/
olhinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “diminutive of olho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “olho pequeno”.
What does olhinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of olho
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. olho pequeno
noun: 1. mesmo que avarento
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 olhinho
- olhinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce olhinho?
- Brazil /oˈʎĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [oˈʎĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /oˈʎi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is olhinho in Portuguese?
olhinho appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).