Feminine

camisinha

Meaning

  1. (diminutive, feminine, form-of) diminutive of camisa
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) condom
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine, figuratively) bottle cooler

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camisa

  1. (feminine) shirt (light garment worn over the torso)
  2. (Brazil, feminine) chemise; nightgown (garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in)
  3. (feminine) coat; hood (protective cover of an object)

Frequency

31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.miˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
Etymology

From camisa (“shirt”) + -inha (diminutive-forming suffix). The “condom” sense is a clipping of camisinha de vênus, the diminutive of camisa de vênus.

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