carrocinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From carroça +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔˈsĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.hɔˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔˈsĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.hɔˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔˈsĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.χɔˈsĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔˈsi.ɲa/ [ka.hɔˈsi.ɲa]

Noun

carrocinha f (plural carrocinhas)

1. diminutive of carroça: cart

   Synonym: carrinho

2. a vehicle, usually a van, used by pounds (animal control services)
3. (metonymic) a pound, animal control service