rinchão
Portuguese, noun/ʁĩˈʃɐ̃w̃/
rinchão is spelled R-I-N-C-H-Ã-O (7 letters). Rinchão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “neighing horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an augmentative of rincho. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cavalo que costuma estar a rinchar”.
What does rinchão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
neighing
noun
- 1
masculineneighing horse
- 2
masculineyaffle, European green woodpecker, nickle (Picus viridis)
noun
- 1
masculinepear variety.
- 2
masculinehedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)
noun
- 1
masculineaugmentative of rincho
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que rincha com frequência
noun: 1. cavalo que costuma estar a rinchar 2. pica-pau; especificamente o peto-verde (Picus viridis) 3. espécie de andorinha 4. gervão, planta medicinal nativa do Brasil (Stachytarpheta caiennensis)
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 rinchão
- rinchona feminine
- rinchões masculine plural
- rinchonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rinchão?
- Brazil /ʁĩˈʃɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [hĩˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ʁĩˈʃɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.