azinha

== Macanese == === Alternative forms === asinha (dated) === Etymology === From Portuguese asinha, with the Portuguese term having gone obsolete after the 18th century. Unrelated to Portuguese azinha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈziɲa/ === Adverb === azinha (augmentative azinha-azinha) quickly, rapidly Synonym: péssa Antonym: vagar === References === == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === enzinha === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese azinna, anzinna, enzinna, from Vulgar Latin ilicīna, derived from Latin ilex (“holm oak”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === azinha f (plural azinhas) acorn (specifically from a holm oak) Synonym: bolota ==== Derived terms ==== azinheira ==== See also ==== lande (can mean any kind of acorn or just the acorn of the cork oak, depending on the region) === Further reading === “azinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “azinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026