macuquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From macuco (“tinamou”) +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kuˈkĩ.ɲu/ [ma.kuˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kuˈki.ɲo/

• Hyphenation: ma‧cu‧qui‧nho

Noun

macuquinho m (plural macuquinhos)

1. Diminutive of macuco
2. (Brazil) tapaculo (any bird in the genus Eleoscytalopus)
3. (Brazil) sharp-tailed streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura)

   Synonym: joão-porca

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “macuquinho-macho” for male, and “macuquinho-fêmea” for female.

Derived terms

• macuquinho-baiano
• macuquinho-perereca

 

Further reading

• “macuquinho” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “macuquinho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.