galinha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Noun ===
galinha f (plural galinhas, reintegrationist norm)
reintegrationist spelling of galiña
=== Further reading ===
“galinha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Kabuverdianu ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Portuguese galinha, from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha, from Latin gallīna.
=== Noun ===
galinha
hen
chicken
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
galỹa, galinna
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈli.ɲa/, /ɡa.ˈlĩ.j̃a/
=== Noun ===
galinha f (plural galinhas)
hen
a outra […] foi com ouo de galỹa
the other […] had the size of a hen’s egg
==== Descendants ====
Galician: galiña
Portuguese: galinha (see there for further descendants)
=== Further reading ===
Universo Cantigas - "galinha"
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese galinha (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”). By surface analysis, galo + -inha.
Compare Galician galiña.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -iɲɐ
Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha
=== Noun ===
galinha f (plural galinhas)
hen
chicken (meat)
Synonym: frango
(Brazil, slang, derogatory) a person (especially a woman) who is almost never single
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Kabuverdianu: galinha
Papiamentu: galiña
=== Adjective ===
galinha m or f (plural galinhas)
(Brazil) who is virtually always seen with a partner
=== Further reading ===
“galinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“galinha”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
“galinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“galinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026