maninho

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧nho

Etymology 1

Adjective

maninho (feminine maninha, masculine plural maninhos, feminine plural maninhas)

  1. barren

Etymology 2

Noun

maninho m (plural maninhos)

  1. uncultivated land
  2. estate of a deceased person leaving no descendants

Etymology 3

From mano +‎ -inho.

Noun

maninho m (plural maninhos, feminine maninha, feminine plural maninhas)

  1. diminutive of mano (brother)
    Synonym: irmãozinho
  2. diminutive of mano (bro, homie)

Etymology 4

Verb

maninho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of maninhar

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