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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese campaynna, campanĩa, from Late Latin campanīna, diminutive of campana (“bell”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cam‧pa‧i‧nha
Noun
campainha f (plural campainhas)
- bell, handbell
Uma campainha é mais pequena do que um sino de igreja.- A handbell is smaller than a church bell.
- doorbell
Eu toquei à campainha, mas ninguém atendeu.- I rang the doorbell, but no one answered it.
- (informal) uvula