porquinho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu/ [pohˈkĩ.j̃u]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /poɾˈkĩ.ɲu/ [poɾˈkĩ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /poʁˈkĩ.ɲu/ [poχˈkĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poɻˈki.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puɾˈki.ɲu/

Hyphenation: por‧qui‧nho

Noun

porquinho m (plural porquinhos)

Diminutive of porco
(colloquial) triggerfish
(colloquial) piggy bank (a small container to store small saved coins in)
Synonyms: porquinho-mealheiro, mealheiro, (Brazil) cofrinho

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