varinha
Portuguese, noun/vaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
varinha is spelled V-A-R-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,687th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Varinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “wand (stick or staff, used to perform a useful function)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of vara.
What does varinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of vara
- 2
femininewand (stick or staff, used to perform a useful function)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of varinha
- varinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce varinha?
- Brazil /vaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [vaˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /vɐˈɾi.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 varinha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is varinha in Portuguese?
varinha appears 2.1 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).