joaninha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Noun ===
joaninha f (plural joaninhas, reintegrationist norm)
reintegrationist spelling of xoaniña
=== Further reading ===
“joaninha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Joana (a female given name) + -inha. Cognate with Galician xoaniña.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -iɲɐ, -ĩɲɐ
Hyphenation: jo‧a‧ni‧nha
=== Noun ===
joaninha f (plural joaninhas)
ladybird
(Rio de Janeiro, obsolete, slang) Beetle used by the military police
Synonym: patrulhinha
Hypernym: fusca
==== Derived terms ====
Kabuverdianu: juaninha
=== Further reading ===
“joaninha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“joaninha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“joaninha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“joaninha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN