Pingo Meaning in English

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परिभाषा

A very small drop of liquid. In some regions, 'pingo' can also mean a tiny amount of something or a mischievous child (mainly in Brazilian/Portuguese slang).

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Pingo' is not commonly used in English except in reference to Portuguese/Spanish contexts or as a loanword. In Portuguese, used for both a very small drop and (informally) for a mischievous child—context is key. Often appears in “not even a pingo” to mean “not even a tiny bit.”

• Spanish: gota pequeña - gotita
• Portuguese (BR): gota pequena - pingo (Região Sul: criança levada)
• Portuguese (PT): gota pequena - pingo (crianca traquina)
• Chinese (Simplified): 小滴 - 小点
• Chinese (Traditional): 小滴 - 小點
• Hindi: छोटी बूँद - बहुत छोटा
• Arabic: قطرة صغيرة - نقطة صغيرة
• Bengali: ফোঁটা - একটুও
• Russian: капля - капелька - ни капли (разг.)
• Japanese: しずく - ほんの少し - いたずらっ子（俗語）
• Vietnamese: giọt nhỏ - một chút xíu - đứa trẻ nghịch ngợm (thông tục)
• Korean: 방울 - 아주 조금 - 말썽꾸러기(비유적)
• Turkish: damla - çok az - yaramaz çocuk (argo)
• Urdu: قطرہ - تھوڑی سی مقدار - شرارتی بچہ (غیر رسمی)
• Indonesian: tí giọt - chút xíu - đứa trẻ nghịch ngợm (khẩu ngữ)

उदाहरण वाक्य

There was just a pingo of milk left in the bottle.

basic

A pingo of water fell on my hand.

basic

He didn't have a pingo of patience left.

basic

Can you add just a pingo of salt to the soup?

natural

That kid is such a pingo, always running around getting into trouble.

natural

Not even a pingo of light entered the dark room.

natural