gracinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From graça +‎ -inha (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈsi.ɲɐ/

Noun

gracinha f (plural gracinhas)

1. cutie (term of endearment referring to a cute person or animal)
2. a joke or a playful act

   Synonym: gracejo

Further reading

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