pretinho
Portuguese, noun/pɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/
pretinho is spelled P-R-E-T-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pretinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “term of endearment for a black loved one, usually a lover or a close family member” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of preto. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância de cor preta, geralmente feita de graxa, aplicavável a pneu usado para lhe dar aparência de novo”.
What does pretinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of preto
- 2
masculineterm of endearment for a black loved one, usually a lover or a close family member.
adjective
- 1
diminutive of preto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância de cor preta, geralmente feita de graxa, aplicavável a pneu usado para lhe dar aparência de novo
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 pretinho
- pretinhos plural
- pretinha feminine
- pretinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pretinho?
- Brazil /pɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [pɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /pɾɨˈti.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pretinho in Portuguese?
pretinho appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).