picuinha
Portuguese, noun/pi.kuˈĩ.ɲɐ/
picuinha is spelled P-I-C-U-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 117,162nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picuinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “attitude intended to contradict or annoy someone; a tease, a provocation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dito picante; piada”.
What does picuinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineattitude intended to contradict or annoy someone; a tease, a provocation.
- 2
femininegratuitous or persistent hostility, faultfinding, distrust.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dito picante; piada 2. pirraça, teimosia 3. hostilidade gratuita; implicância
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 picuinha
- picuinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picuinha?
- Brazil /pi.kuˈĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [pi.kuˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /pi.kuˈi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is picuinha in Portuguese?
picuinha appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).