galinha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese galỹa, galinna (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ [ɡaˈlĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈli.ɲa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈli.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha
Noun
galinha f (plural galinhas)
- hen
- (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a person (especially a woman) who is almost never single
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Papiamentu: galiña
Adjective
galinha m or f (plural galinhas)
- (Brazil, of a woman) who is virtually always seen with a partner
Further reading
- “galinha” in Dicionário Online de Português.
- “galinha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
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