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====Usage notes====
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* Do ''not'' confuse with {{term|niña||girl|lang=es}}.
* Do ''not'' confuse with {{term|niña||girl|lang=es}}.

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Revision as of 01:05, 4 January 2016

Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese menynna, from menynno.

Pronunciation

Noun

menina f (plural s)

  1. girl (female child)
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  2. young lady, miss (a title of respect for an unmarried young woman)
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  3. (deprecated template usage) (derogatory) an effeminate boy
  4. (deprecated template usage) (Portugal, euphemistic, usually in the plural) prostitute
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Synonyms

Descendants


Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese menina (girl), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese menynna, from menynno (boy).

Noun

menina f (plural meninas)

  1. a court maid of honour

Usage notes