pracinha
Portuguese, noun/pɾaˈsĩ.ɲɐ/
pracinha is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force of World War II” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of praça. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome dado aos soldados brasileiros que combateram na Segunda Guerra Mundial”.
What does pracinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force of World War II
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of praça
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome dado aos soldados brasileiros que combateram na Segunda Guerra Mundial
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de São Paulo
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 pracinha
- pracinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pracinha?
- Brazil /pɾaˈsĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [pɾaˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /pɾɐˈsi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pracinha in Portuguese?
pracinha 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).