vaquinha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From vaca (“cow”) + -inha.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -iɲɐ
Hyphenation: va‧qui‧nha
=== Noun ===
vaquinha f (plural vaquinhas)
diminutive of vaca
Synonym: vacazinha
(informal) pool, crowdfunding (money collected from a group of people in order to pay for something)
Synonyms: coleta, vaca
(Brazil) cucumber beetle (Diabrotica speciosa)
Synonyms: alfinete, aresta, bicho-galo, bicha-galo, bicha-amarela, bicha-do-milho, bicha-alfinete, câncer, travela
(Brazil) cucumber beetle (Macrodactylus pumilio)
Synonyms: besouro-amarelo, vaquinha-amarela, vaquinha-das-flores
(Brazil) blister beetles of genus Epicauta
Synonym: burrinho
=== Further reading ===
“vaquinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“vaquinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026