pazinha
Portuguese, noun/ˌpaˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
pazinha is spelled P-A-Z-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pazinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “trowel, small shovel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of pá (“small shovel”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “instrumento que consiste de uma lâmina larga ligada a um longo cabo num ângulo perpendicularmente ou a um…”.
What does pazinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of pá (“small shovel”)
- 2
femininetrowel, small shovel
- 3
Brazilfemininea very tiny spoon (usually plastic or wooden)
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of paz
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumento que consiste de uma lâmina larga ligada a um longo cabo num ângulo perpendicularmente ou a um cabo curto e que é usada para pegar, remover e jogar fora materiais considerados lixo
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 pazinha
- pazinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pazinha?
- Brazil /ˌpaˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˌpaˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˌpaˈzi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pazinha in Portuguese?
pazinha appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).