Polyglot Dictionary

joaninha

/ʒwaˈniɲɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as joaninhas

Meaning

  1. ladybird

    • Uma joaninha pousou.

      A ladybird landed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Marienkäfer

Marienkäfer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ladybird."

Spanish

mariquita

mariquita is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ladybird."

Practice

1 What does joaninha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ pousou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches joaninha?

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