coxinha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese coxinha.

Noun

coxinha (plural coxinhas)

1. A popular food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken meat, covered in dough, molded into a shape resembling a chicken leg, battered and fried.

Portuguese

Coxinhas

Etymology

From coxa +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [koˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃĩ.ɲɐ/ [koˈʃĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʃi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʃi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: co‧xi‧nha

Noun

coxinha f (plural coxinhas)

1. diminutive of coxa

   Synonym: coxazinha

2. coxinha

Noun

coxinha m or f by sense (plural coxinhas)

1. (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary person, conservative person
2. (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic person, normie, airhead
3. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a cop, fed

Adjective

coxinha m or f (plural coxinhas)

1. (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) reactionary, conservative
2. (Brazil, neologism, derogatory, left leaning) basic, uncreative

Further reading

• “coxinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “coxinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026