palhinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From palha +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʎi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧lhi‧nha

Noun

palhinha f (plural palhinhas)

1. diminutive of palha
2. (Portugal) drinking straw (a long tube through which a drink is drunk)

   Synonyms: palha, (Brazil) canudo

3. (Brazil, informal) roll-your-own cigarette

   Synonym: cigarro de palha

4. (Brazil, informal) Nonstandard form of palinha (“impromptu”)

Related terms

• palha

Noun

palhinha m (plural palhinhas)

1. straw hat, boater

   Synonyms: palheta, peneira

Further reading

• “palhinha”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “palhinha”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “palhinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “palhinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “palhinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024