chaveirinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From chaveiro +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.ve(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [ʃa.ve(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.ve(j)ˈɾĩ.ɲu/ [ʃa.ve(ɪ̯)ˈɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.ve(j)ˈɾi.ɲo/ [ʃa.ve(ɪ̯)ˈɾi.ɲo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.vɐjˈɾi.ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.vɐjˈɾi.ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ.bejˈɾi.ɲu/ [t͡ʃɐ.βejˈɾi.ɲu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.vejˈɾi.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.veˈɾi.ɲu/

Noun

chaveirinho m (plural chaveirinhos)

1. diminutive of chaveiro
2. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a member of a minority group (often a black or LGBT person) who takes on the role of the token friend and accepts being undervalued or sidelined
   • 2020 September 14, Vítor diCastro, Inferno astral: Os signos estão de deboche comigo!‎^[1], Planeta Estratégia, →ISBN:

     – Boyle não sei, mas meu boiola você já é. – Solta um risinho, que eu retribuo. – Vamos lá, venha ser chaveirinho do seu amigo hétero.

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