salgadinho
Portuguese, noun/saw.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
salgadinho is spelled S-A-L-G-A-D-I-N-H-O (10 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 33,314th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salgadinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “deep-fried snacks sold in sealed bags, such as chips and Cheetos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of salgado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “petisco seco salgado, normalmente feito à base de milho, vendido pronto para o consumo em embalagens plásticas”.
What does salgadinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of salgado
- 2
Brazilmasculinedeep-fried snacks sold in sealed bags, such as chips and Cheetos
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba 2. município brasileiro do estado de Pernambuco
noun: 1. petisco seco salgado, normalmente feito à base de milho, vendido pronto para o consumo em embalagens plásticas 2. o mesmo que salgado (alimento à base de farinha de trigo que leva algum tipo de recheio)
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 salgadinho
- salgadinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salgadinho?
- Brazil /saw.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [saʊ̯.ɡaˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /sal.ɡɐˈdi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is salgadinho in Portuguese?
salgadinho appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).