palavrinha
Portuguese, noun/pa.laˈvɾĩ.ɲɐ/
palavrinha is spelled P-A-L-A-V-R-I-N-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 33,746th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Palavrinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “any obscure word used pretentiously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of palavra.
What does palavrinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of palavra
- 2
feminineany obscure word used pretentiously
- 3
feminineshort conversation
Preciso de te dar uma palavrinha.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of palavrinha
- palavrinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palavrinha?
- Brazil /pa.laˈvɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [pa.laˈvɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /pɐ.lɐˈvɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is palavrinha in Portuguese?
palavrinha appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).