daninho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• damninho (obsolete)

Etymology

From dano (“damage”) +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dɐ̃ˈnĩ.ɲu/ [dɐ̃ˈnĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dɐ̃ˈni.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐˈni.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu
• Hyphenation: da‧ni‧nho

Adjective

daninho (feminine daninha, masculine plural daninhos, feminine plural daninhas)

1. harmful, noxious

   Synonyms: prejudicial, nocivo, danoso

Related terms

• erva daninha

Noun

daninho m (plural daninhos)

1. diminutive of dano

Further reading

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