sardinha
Portuguese, noun/saʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
sardinha is spelled S-A-R-D-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,961st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sardinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sardine (any of several small, edible species of herring)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of sarda. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe de pequeno porte da família dos Clupeídeos muito comum nas costas portuguesas e muito apreciado, quer…”.
What does sardinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesardine (any of several small, edible species of herring)
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfemininea player or supporter of Santos football team
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of sarda
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peixe de pequeno porte da família dos Clupeídeos muito comum nas costas portuguesas e muito apreciado, quer fresco, quer em conserva 2. jogo de crianças
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 sardinha
- sardinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sardinha?
- Brazil /saʁˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [saɦˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
- /saɾˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sardinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sardinha in Portuguese?
sardinha appears 3.1 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).