quinina
Portuguese, noun/kiˈnĩ.nɐ/
quinina is spelled Q-U-I-N-I-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 104,744th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quinina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “quinine (alkaloid used to treat malaria)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does quinina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequinine (alkaloid used to treat malaria)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of quinina
- quininas plural
- quinino alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quinina?
- Brazil /kiˈnĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /kiˈni.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quinina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quinina in Portuguese?
quinina appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).