galinha

Betekenis

Noun

1. (feminine) hen
2. (feminine) chicken (meat)
3. (Brazil,derogatory,feminine,slang) a person (especially a woman) who is almost never single

Adj

who is virtually always seen with a partner

Met koppelteken als

ga‧li‧nha

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/

Etymologie

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”). By surface analysis, galo + -inha.
Compare Galician galiña.

Zinnen

O verão de galinha não dura muito tempo .

De zomer van kip duurt niet lang.

Galinha velha faz um bom caldo .

Oude kip is een goede bouillon.