terrinha
Portuguese, noun/tɛˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/
terrinha is spelled T-E-R-R-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 45,243rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terrinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “homeland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of terra. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “Portugal”.
What does terrinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of terra
- 2
feminineinformalhomeland
Já viajei muito, mas agora é hora de voltar para a terrinha.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portugal
noun: 1. lugar do qual se é originário, terra natal
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 terrinha
- terrinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terrinha?
- Brazil /tɛˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [tɛˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]
- /tɛˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is terrinha in Portuguese?
terrinha 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).