cachorrinho
Meaning
- (diminutive,form-of,masculine) diminutive of cachorro
- (masculine) puppy, pup
- (childish,endearing,masculine) dog
- (Brazil,masculine) dog paddle
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ca‧chor‧ri‧nho
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ʃoˈʁĩ.ɲu/
Etymology
From cachorro + -inho.
New
cachorro
- (Portugal,masculine) puppy (a young dog)
- (Brazil,Madeira,colloquial,masculine) dog (of any age)
- (Brazil,derogatory,masculine) a promiscuous man
- (Brazil,broadly,masculine) an unfaithful man
- (abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,masculine) Ellipsis of cachorro-quente: hot dog
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