colarinho

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Etymology

From colar (“necklace”) +‎ -inho (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: co‧la‧ri‧nho

Noun

colarinho m (plural colarinhos)

  1. diminutive of colar
    Synonym: colarzinho
  2. collar (part of an upper garment that fits around the neck)
    • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa [Celebration]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 108:
      Descalçou-se, metteu as meias no bolso, tirou o paletot, a gravata e o collarinho, roncou alliviado.
      He took off his shoes, shoved his socks in his pocket, shrugged off his overcoat, his tie and his collar, and snored relieved.
  3. (Brazil) beer froth
  4. (architecture) a band placed around a column, just below the chapiter
  5. (Rio Grande do Sul) the back of the neck (of an animal)

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