tinhoso
Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/
tinhoso is a Portuguese noun meaning “the Devil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que sofre de tinha”.
What does tinhoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
having ringworms
- 2
disgusting, repulsive
- 3
stubborn, insistent
noun
- 1
colloquialthe Devil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem tinha 2. repelente 3. danado
noun: 1. que sofre de tinha 2. diabo
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 tinhoso
- tinhosa feminine
- tinhosos masculine plural
- tinhosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
- o tinhoso canonical masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tinhoso?
- Brazil /t͡ʃĩˈɲo.zu/
- Brazil [t͡ʃĩˈj̃o.zu]
- Portugal /tiˈɲo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tinhoso in Portuguese?
tinhoso appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).