selinho
Portuguese, noun/seˈlĩ.ɲu/
selinho is spelled S-E-L-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,393rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a quick, often sudden kiss on the mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of selo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “selo pequeno”.
What does selinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of selo
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculinea quick, often sudden kiss on the mouth
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. selo pequeno 2. beijo na boca de alguém, como forma de amor ao (à) namorado (a), noivo (a) ou marido/esposa
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 selinho
- selinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selinho?
- Brazil /seˈlĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [seˈlĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /sɨˈli.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is selinho in Portuguese?
selinho appears 1.4 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).