Polyglot Dictionary

menina

/meˈninɐ/

a noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as meninas

Meaning

  1. girl

    • A menina brincou.

      The girl played.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

garota

garota is slightly more informal or modern, a young woman; menina is more for a young child — both mean "girl."

Similar in other languages

German

Mädchen

Mädchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Spanish

muchacha

muchacha is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Spanish

niña

niña is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "girl."

Practice

1 What does menina mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ brincou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches menina?

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