espetinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From espeto +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [is.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u], /es.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [es.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [is.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u], /es.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [es.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [iʃ.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u], /eʃ.peˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲu/ [eʃ.peˈt͡ʃĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.peˈt͡ʃi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨˈti.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ti‧nho

Noun

espetinho m (plural espetinhos)

1. diminutive of espeto (“skewer”)
2. (Brazil, cooking) food (especially meat or fish) grilled on a skewer

Further reading

• “espetinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025