chapeuzinho

See also: chapèuzinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chapèuzinho (obsolete)

Etymology

From chapéu (“hat”) +‎ -zinho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˌpɛwˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ʃaˌpɛʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˌpɛwˈzĩ.ɲu/ [ʃaˌpɛʊ̯ˈzĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˌpɛwˈzi.ɲo/ [ʃaˌpɛʊ̯ˈzi.ɲo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˌpɛwˈzi.ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˌpɛwˈzi.ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˌpɛwˈzi.ɲu/

Noun

chapeuzinho m (plural chapeuzinhos)

1. diminutive of chapéu
2. (Brazil, informal, sometimes childish) circumflex (the diacritic＾)

   Synonym: acento circunflexo