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ponteirinho

Portuguese, noun/põ.te(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/

ponteirinho is spelled P-O-N-T-E-I-R-I-N-H-O (11 letters). Ponteirinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hour hand, little hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of ponteiro.

What does ponteirinho mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinediminutive of ponteiro

  2. 2

    informalmasculinehour hand, little hand

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

Forms of ponteirinho

  • ponteirinhos plural

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

How do you pronounce ponteirinho?

  • Brazil /põ.te(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/
  • Brazil [põ.te(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • Portugal /põ.tɐjˈɾi.ɲu/

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

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