Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s actually not Valentine’s Day in Brazil today – Valentine’s Day in Brazil, called O Dia dos Namorados, happens on June 12. But in honor of romance, I thought we’d learn some pet names you can use for your loved one in Portuguese. In Portuguese, you’d call them apelidos carinhosos.
-amorzinho (love)
-neném (baby)
-fofinho (cutie)
-lindo/linda (beautiful)
-docinho (sweetie)
-meu bem (my darling)
-querido/querida (dear)
-meu chuchu (my chayote, a type of Brazilian vegetable)
-minha vida (my life)
-bebê (baby)
-paixão (passion)
-gatinho/gatinha (cutie)
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