sapinho
Portuguese, noun/saˈpĩ.ɲu/
sapinho is spelled S-A-P-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sapinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “thrush (fungal infection)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of sapo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “infecção fúngica na boca ou língua, comum em bebês, causada por cândida e caracterizada por placas brancas e…”.
What does sapinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of sapo
- 2
masculinethrush (fungal infection)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. infecção fúngica na boca ou língua, comum em bebês, causada por cândida e caracterizada por placas brancas e irritação 2. sapo pequeno 3. saliência carnosa que surge na língua dos cavalos
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 sapinho
- sapinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sapinho?
- Brazil /saˈpĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [saˈpĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /sɐˈpi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sapinho in Portuguese?
sapinho 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).