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Portuguese
Etymology
From joia (“all right; jewel”) + -inha.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɲɐ, (Brazil) -ĩɲɐ
- Hyphenation: jo‧i‧nha
Noun
joinha f (plural joinhas)
- diminutive of joia
- Synonym: joiazinha
Noun
joinha m (plural joinhas)
- (Brazil) thumbs up (gesture made by closing the hand and pointing the thumb upwards, used as a greeting or an indication that something is all right)
- (Brazil, social media) like (Internet interaction)
- Synonyms: like, (Brazil) curtida, (Portugal) gosto
Quotations
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Adjective
joinha m or f (plural joinhas)
- (Brazil) diminutive of joia