abobrinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From abobra +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɔˈbɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [a.bɔˈbɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɔˈbɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [a.bɔˈbɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɔˈbɾi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɔˈbɾi.ɲɐ/ [ɐ.βɔˈβɾi.ɲɐ]

• (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐ.bɔˈbɾi.ɲɐ]

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

Noun

abobrinha f (plural abobrinhas)

1. diminutive of abobra: small pumpkin
2. (Brazil) courgette (a small marrow/squash)

   Synonym: (Portugal) curgete

3. (Brazil, figuratively) nonsense

Derived terms

• abobrinha italiana

 

Further reading

• “abobrinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024