galinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese galinna, galỹa (“hen”), from Latin gallīna (“hen”), from gallus (“rooster”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.ˈli.ɲɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈli.ɲa/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li‧nha

Noun

galinha f (plural galinhas)

  1. hen
  2. (slang, pejorative) a woman who is almost never single

Derived terms

Adjective

galinha m, f (plural galinhas, comparable)

  1. (of a woman) who is virtually always seen with a partner
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