camisinha

Portuguese

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Etymology

From camisa (“shirt”) +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.miˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [ka.miˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.miˈzi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.miˈzi.ɲɐ/

Rhymes: -iɲɐ
Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧si‧nha

Noun

camisinha f (plural camisinhas)

Diminutive of camisa
(Brazil, colloquial) condom
Synonyms: preservativo, (Brazil) camisa-de-vênus, (Mozambique) jeito
(Brazil, figurative, colloquial) bottle cooler

Further reading

camisinha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
“camisinha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“camisinha” in Dicionário inFormal.

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