pinho

See also: Pinho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Inherited from Latin pīnum.

    Noun

    pinho m (plural *pinhos)

    1. pine tree
      Synonym: pineyro
      • 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, “Cõmo outorgarõ o cõſſello de Agamẽno: cõmo ẽnviarõ a Diomedes et Vlixas al rrey Priamꝰ em meſſagẽ” (chapter 99), in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle], Kingdom of Galicia, translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, page 33v:
        Et q̃ndo chegarõ ãa porta do pãaço. virõ y eſtaꝛ hũ piño de ouro fino. q̃ fora ft̃o ⁊ trageytado p art̃ de njgromãçia.
        And when they arrived at the palace's door, they saw there a pine tree of pure gold that was made and bewitched by necromancy.
    2. (uncountable) pinewood

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Fala: pinu
    • Galician: piño
    • Portuguese: pinho

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pinho, from Latin pīnum. Doublet of pino and pínus. Compare Galician piño and Spanish pino.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpĩ.ɲu/ [ˈpĩ.j̃u]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɲo/

    • Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu
    • Homophone: Pinho
    • Hyphenation: pi‧nho

    Noun

    pinho m (plural pinhos)

    1. pine tree
      Synonym: pinheiro
    2. pinewood

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • pinho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913