English

Noun

coxinha ‎(plural coxinhas)

1. A Brazilian food consisting of chopped or shredded chicken fried in dough, moulded into a shape resembling a chicken leg.

Portuguese

Etymology

coxa +‎ -inha

Noun

coxinha f (plural coxinhas)

1. coxinha
2. diminutive of coxa

Noun

coxinha m f (plural coxinhas)

1. (Brazil, neologism, pejorative, generally used by the Brazilian left) a politically reactionary or very conservative person

Adjective

coxinha m, f ‎(plural coxinhas, comparable)

1. (Brazil, neologism, pejorative, generally used by the Brazilian left) reactionary, very conservative