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Portuguese
Etymology
From vaca (“cow”) + -inha.
Pronunciation
Noun
vaquinha f (plural vaquinhas)
- diminutive of vaca
- (informal) pool, crowdfunding (money collected from a group of people in order to pay for something)
- Synonyms: coleta, vaca
Vamos fazer uma vaquinha.- Let's do a money pool.
- (Brasil, entomology) cucumber beetle (Diabrotica speciosa)
- Synonyms: alfinete, aresta, bicho-galo, bicha-galo, bicha-amarela, bicha-do-milho, bicha-alfinete, câncer, travela
- (Brasil, entomology) cucumber beetle (Macrodactylus pumilio)
- Synonyms: besouro-amarelo, vaquinha-amarela, vaquinha-das-flores
- (Brasil, entomology) blister beetles of genus Epicauta
- Synonym: burrinho