propina

propina

See also: propiná

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin propīna.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈpi.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpi.na/

Noun

propina f (plural propines)

1. tip, gratuity

Related terms

• propinar

Further reading

• “propina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈpi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: pro‧pì‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propīna, from prōpīnāre.[1]

Noun

propina f (plural propine)

1. (archaic) recompensation, fee

   Synonym: ricompensa

2. Synonym of diaria

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

propina

1. inflection of propinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

1. propina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• propani, rappino

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Latin

Verb

prŏpīnā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of prŏpīnō

References

• “propina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• propina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin propīna.[1] Compare Italian and Spanish propina.

Noun

propina f (plural propinas)

1. (Portugal) tuition, a fee for services such as enrolment or obtaining a document
2. (Brazil) tip (money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

   Synonym: gorjeta

3. (Brazil, colloquial) bribe (something, usually money, given as an inducement to dishonesty)

   Synonym: suborno

References

1. “propina” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpina/ [pɾoˈpi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: pro‧pi‧na

Noun

propina f (plural propinas)

1. tip (gratuity)

Verb

propina

1. inflection of propinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “propina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014