Feminine
camisinha
Meaning
- (diminutive, feminine, form-of) diminutive of camisa
- (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) condom
- (Brazil, colloquial, feminine, figuratively) bottle cooler
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camisa
- (feminine) shirt (light garment worn over the torso)
- (Brazil, feminine) chemise; nightgown (garment mainly worn by women for sleeping in)
- (feminine) coat; hood (protective cover of an object)
Concepts
french letter
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Frequency
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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