chapinha

Portuguese

chapinha (sense 2)

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [ʃaˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈpi.ɲa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpi.ɲɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈpi.ɲɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈpi.ɲɐ/

Etymology 1

From chapa +‎ -inha.

Noun

chapinha f (plural chapinhas)

2. diminutive of chapa
4. (Brazil) flatiron, straightener (a pair of metal tongs used for straightening hair)
   • 2021 January 26, Carla Cintia Conteiro, Vozes Femininas Negras‎^[1], Clube de Autores, →ISBN, page 29:

     A panela no fogão com o henê borbulhando, indo direto do fogo, para minha cabeça. Depois fizeram chapinha e ferro quente.

     The pot on the stove with the henê bubbling, going straight from the fire to my head. Then they used a flat iron and a hot comb.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chapinha

1. inflection of chapinhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative