gelinho

Portuguese

Gelinho (2)

Etymology

From gelo +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlĩ.ɲu/ [ʒeˈlĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈli.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈli.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: ge‧li‧nho

Noun

gelinho m (plural gelinhos)

1. diminutive of gelo

   Synonym: gelozinho

2. (Brazil, regional, São Paulo) a frozen dessert in a tube: freezepop, ice pop, freezie

   Synonyms: sacolé, geladinho, dindim, chope, chopp, chup-chup

Further reading

• “gelinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026