ferrenho

Portuguese

Etymology

From ferro +‎ -enho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/ [feˈhẽ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/ [feˈhẽ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈʁẽ.ɲu/ [feˈχẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁe.ɲo/ [feˈhe.ɲo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐ(j).ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁɐ(j).ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁe.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -eɲu, -ɐɲu
• Homophone: ferranho (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: fer‧re‧nho

Adjective

ferrenho (feminine ferrenha, masculine plural ferrenhos, feminine plural ferrenhas)

1. staunch, steely, uncompromising

Derived terms

• ferrenhamente

Further reading

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