branquinho

From branco (“white”) + -inho (diminutive suffix, also augmentative).

• Hyphenation: bran‧qui‧nho

branquinho (feminine branquinha, masculine plural branquinhos, feminine plural branquinhas)

1. augmentative of branco; very white

   Lavei a camiseta com cândida e ficou branquinha. ― I washed my shirt with bleach and it came out totally white.

2. diminutive of branco

branquinho m (plural branquinhos)

1. diminutive of branco
2. (Brazil, regional) synonym of corretivo (“whiteout”)
3. (Piauí) synonym of piramutaba
4. (Rio Grande do Sul, cooking) synonym of beijinho

branquinho m (plural branquinhos, feminine branquinha, feminine plural branquinhas)

1. diminutive of branco
   • 1989, Caetano Veloso, “Branquinha”, in Estrangeiro, Philips Records:

     Que é que tu vê? / Que é que tu quer? / Tu, que é tão rainha / Branquinha

     What is it you see? / What is you want? / You, who are such a queen / White girl