galinha

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Galician

Noun

galinha f (plural galinhas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of galiña

Further reading

  • “galinha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese galinha, from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha, from Latin gallīna.

Noun

galinha

  1. hen
  2. chicken

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈli.ɲa/, /ɡa.ˈlĩ.j̃a/

Noun

galinha f (plural galinhas)

  1. hen

Descendants

  • Galician: galiña
  • Portuguese: galinha (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”). By surface analysis, galo +‎ -inha.

Compare Galician galiña.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlĩ.ɲɐ/ , /ɡaˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈli.ɲa/, /ɡaˈʎi.ɲa/

  • Rhymes: -iɲɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha

Noun

galinha f (plural galinhas)

  1. hen
  2. chicken (meat)
    Synonym: frango
  3. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) a person (especially a woman) who is almost never single

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

galinha m or f (plural galinhas)

  1. (Brazil, of a woman) who is virtually always seen with a partner

Further reading

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