velhinho
Portuguese, noun/vɛˈʎĩ.ɲu/
velhinho is spelled V-E-L-H-I-N-H-O (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,810th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velhinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “diminutive of velho: old man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of velho: elderly. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo ou alguém bastante velho”.
What does velhinho mean in English?
adjective
- 1
diminutive of velho: elderly
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of velho: old man
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. referente a algo ou alguém bastante velho
noun: 1. algo ou alguém bastante velho 2. pessoa idosa e frágil 3. forma amistosa de tratar um conhecido
noun: 1. pássaro nativo da América do Sul (Arundinicola leucocephala, única espécie de seu gênero), habitando áreas alagadas, com dimorfismo sexual onde o macho traz penas brancas na cabeça e pretas no resto do corpo enquanto as fêmeas têm o corpo amarronzado, da família dos tiranídeos, com ampla distribuição no Brasil
adjective: 1. diminutivo de velho
noun: 1. 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 velhinho
- velhinha feminine
- velhinhos masculine plural
- velhinhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velhinho?
- Brazil /vɛˈʎĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [vɛˈʎĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /vɛˈʎi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is velhinho in Portuguese?
velhinho appears 2.2 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).