tampinha
Portuguese, noun/tɐ̃ˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
tampinha is spelled T-A-M-P-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tampinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shortie (short person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of tampa. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tampa de pequenas dimensões”.
What does tampinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineshortie (short person)
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of tampa
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tampa de pequenas dimensões 2. pessoa de pequena estatura
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 tampinha
- tampinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tampinha?
- Brazil /tɐ̃ˈpĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [tɐ̃ˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /tɐ̃ˈpi.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 tampinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tampinha in Portuguese?
tampinha 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).