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picadinho

Portuguese, noun/pi.kaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/

picadinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a dish of diced meat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of picado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que se ofende facilmente”.

What does picadinho mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinediminutive of picado

  2. 2

    masculinea dish of diced meat

adjective

  1. 1

    augmentative of picado

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. cortado em pedaços pequenos

noun: 1. pessoa que se ofende facilmente 2. espécie de prato feito com carne picada, podendo adicionar legumes

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 picadinho

  • picadinhos plural
  • picadinha feminine
  • picadinhas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce picadinho?

  • Brazil /pi.kaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
  • Brazil [pi.kaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
  • Portugal /pi.kɐˈdi.ɲu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to picadinho

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is picadinho in Portuguese?

picadinho 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).