cursinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From curso +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈsĩ.ɲu/ [kuhˈsĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈsĩ.ɲu/ [kuhˈsĩ.j̃u]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈsĩ.ɲu/ [kuɾˈsĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈsĩ.ɲu/ [kuχˈsĩ.j̃u]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kuɻˈsĩ.ɲu/ [kuɻˈsĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuʁˈsi.ɲo/ [kuhˈsi.ɲo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈsi.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: cur‧si‧nho

Noun

cursinho m (plural cursinhos)

1. diminutive of curso

   Synonym: cursozinho

2. (Brazil, education) cram school (specialised school that trains students to meet particular goals)

Further reading

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