mesinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From mesa (“table”) +‎ -inha (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [meˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈzi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈzi.ɲɐ/

Homophone: mezinha (Brazil)
Hyphenation: me‧si‧nha

Noun

mesinha f (plural mesinhas)

Diminutive of mesa (“table”)

Derived terms

mesinha-de-cabeceira

Further reading

“mesinha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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