chapinha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [ʃaˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈpi.ɲa/
 

  • Hyphenation: cha‧pi‧nha

Etymology 1

From chapa +‎ -inha.

Noun

chapinha f (plural chapinhas)

  2. diminutive of chapa
    Synonym: chapazinha
  4. (Brazil) flatiron, straightener (a pair of metal tongs used for straightening hair)
    • 2021 January 26, Carla Cintia Conteiro, Vozes Femininas Negras‎[1], Clube de Autores, →ISBN, page 29:
      A panela no fogão com o henê borbulhando, indo direto do fogo, para minha cabeça. Depois fizeram chapinha e ferro quente.
      The pot on the stove with the henê bubbling, going straight from the fire to my head. Then they used a flat iron and a hot comb.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chapinha

  1. inflection of chapinhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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