cuspinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cuspinha

Etymology

From cuspe / cuspo +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈpĩ.ɲu/ [kusˈpĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈpĩ.ɲu/ [kusˈpĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [kuʃˈpĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kusˈpi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃˈpi.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: cus‧pi‧nho

Noun

cuspinho m (plural cuspinhos)

1. synonym of cuspe (“spit”)
2. diminutive of cuspe
3. diminutive of cuspo

Further reading

• “cuspinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cuspinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025