tigrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From tigre +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.ɲu/ [t͡ʃiˈɡɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɡɾi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡɾi.ɲu/ [tiˈɣɾi.ɲu]

Noun

tigrinho m (plural tigrinhos)

1. diminutive of tigre
2. Ellipsis of jogo do tigrinho. (This is a hot sense, kept provisionally)