fuinha
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fouine, from Vulgar Latin *fāgīna.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]fuinha f (plural fuinhas)
- beech marten (Martes foina)
- weasel
- (colloquial, derogatory) miser
- (colloquial, figurative) a skinny person
- Synonym: magricelo
- (colloquial) a person who enjoys gossiping or stirring up trouble
- Synonyms: fofoqueiro, mexeriqueiro
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “fuinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “fuinha”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “fuinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
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- pt:Mammals
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