papinha
Portuguese, noun/paˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
papinha is spelled P-A-P-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,596th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “diminutive of papa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alimento industrializado próprio ou caseiro de consistência pastosa voltado especialmente à alimentação de…”.
What does papinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of papa
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of papa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alimento industrializado próprio ou caseiro de consistência pastosa voltado especialmente à alimentação de bebês
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 papinha
- papinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papinha?
- Brazil /paˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [paˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /pɐˈpi.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 papinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is papinha in Portuguese?
papinha appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).