meniño

See also: menino and Meniño

Galician

Alternative forms

  • miniño

Etymology

From Old Portuguese menynno of uncertain origin: maybe from Latin minimus, or either from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (small). Cognate with Portuguese menino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈniɲo̝/

Noun

meniño m (plural meniños, feminine meniña, feminine plural meniñas)

  1. infant
  2. little finger
  • Meniño (a surname)
  • meniñeiro

References

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