calcinha

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From calça + -inha. === Pronunciation === === Noun === calcinha f (plural calcinhas) (chiefly Brazil, Azores) panties (underpants for females) Synonym: (Portugal) cuecas ==== Usage notes ==== This word is more common in Brazil. When used in Portugal, it is normally in the plural. === Noun === calcinha m (plural calcinhas) (Portugal, informal) an effeminate or easily afraid man === Further reading === “calcinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “calcinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026