ribeirinho
Portuguese, noun/ʁi.be(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/
ribeirinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “someone who lives by a river” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of ribeiro (“small brook”).
What does ribeirinho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
riverine
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who lives by a river
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of ribeiro (“small brook”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of ribeirinho
- ribeirinha feminine
- ribeirinhos masculine plural
- ribeirinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ribeirinho?
- Brazil /ʁi.be(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [hi.be(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃u]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ribeirinho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ribeirinho in Portuguese?
ribeirinho 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).