velhinha
Portuguese, noun/vɛˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/
velhinha is spelled V-E-L-H-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,247th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velhinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of velhinho” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of velhinho. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino de velhinho (diminutivo de velho)”.
What does velhinha mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of velhinho
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of velhinho
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. feminino de velhinho (diminutivo de velho)
noun: 1. feminino de velhinho (diminutivo de velho)
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 velhinha
- velhinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velhinha?
- Brazil /vɛˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [vɛˈʎĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /vɛˈʎi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is velhinha in Portuguese?
velhinha appears 2.0 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).