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Portuguese words: x to xongas

300 Portuguese words, part 1 of 2 of the words starting with X, A to Z. 68 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words x to xongas

  1. x letter, prefix, preposition, suffix, symbol /ˈʃis/: The twenty-fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called xis and written in the Latin script.
  2. x-acto noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of x-ato; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
  3. x-ato noun /ˌʃizˈa.tu/: utility knife (tool used to cut)
  4. X burguer noun /ʃizˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/: alternative spelling of X-búrguer
  5. x-caboquinho noun /ˌʃis.ka.boˈkĩ.ɲu/: x-caboquinho
  6. x-ésimo adjective /ˌʃizˈɛ.si.mu/: whatth (on a variable or unknown ordinal position)
  7. x-nove noun
  8. X.P.T.O. abbreviation, phrase
  9. x-salada noun /ʃi.saˈla.dɐ/: a burger with salad ingredients, especially lettuce
  10. X-SAMPA noun
  11. x-tudo noun /ʃisˈtu.du/: a burger with many ingredients
  12. X9 noun /ˈʃiz ˈnɔ.vi/: snitch, informer, grass
  13. xá interjection, noun /ˈʃa/: shah (title of Persian kings)
  14. xabouco adjective, noun
  15. xabre noun
  16. xabrega noun
  17. xácara noun /ˈʃa.ka.ɾɐ/: a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
  18. xacho noun
  19. xacoto noun
  20. xacra noun
  21. xador noun /ʃaˈdɔʁ/: alternative form of chador
  22. xadrez adjective, noun /ʃaˈdɾe(j)s/: chess
  23. xadrezar verb
  24. xadrezismo noun
  25. xadrezista noun /ʃa.dɾeˈzis.tɐ/: chess player (person who plays chess)
  26. xágara noun /ˈʃa.ɡa.ɾɐ/: alternative form of jágara (“jaggery”)
  27. xaguão noun
  28. Xaiane noun
  29. xaile noun /ˈʃaj.li/: shawl; headscarf (cloth worn over the shoulders or head)
  30. xairel noun /ʃajˈɾɛw/: saddlecloth (blanket placed under a saddle)
  31. xalavar noun
  32. xale noun /ˈʃa.li/: alternative form of xaile
  33. xamã noun /ʃaˈmɐ̃/: shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)
  34. xamânico adjective /ʃaˈmɐ̃.ni.ku/: shamanic
  35. xamanismo noun /ʃa.maˈniz.mu/: shamanism (any of several traditional beliefs involving altered states of consciousness)
  36. xamanista adjective, noun /ʃa.maˈnis.tɐ/: shamanist
  37. xamanístico adjective /ʃa.maˈnis.t͡ʃi.ku/: shamanistic
  38. xamate noun /ʃaˈma.t͡ʃi/: checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  39. Xambioá noun
  40. Xambrê noun
  41. xâmego noun
  42. xamixuga noun
  43. xamixunga noun
  44. xampu noun /ʃɐ̃ˈpu/: shampoo
  45. xana noun /ˈʃɐ̃.nɐ/: pussy (female genitalia)
  46. Xanadu noun
  47. xandanga noun /ʃɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.ɡɐ/: vagina (woman's genitalia)
  48. Xandão proper noun /ʃɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/: nickname for Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist, lawyer, politician and Justice of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) since 2017
  49. Xande proper noun /ˈʃɐ̃.d͡ʒi/: a diminutive of the male given name Alexandre
  50. xandula noun
  51. Xangai noun
  52. xangaiense adjective, noun
  53. xangaiês adjective, noun
  54. xangainês adjective, noun
  55. xangana noun
  56. Xangô noun
  57. Xangri-lá noun
  58. xaninha noun: diminutive of xana
  59. xântico adjective /ˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ku/: xanthic
  60. xantina noun /ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/: xanthine (any group of alkaloids, including caffeine)
  61. xanto- prefix /ˌʃɐ̃.to/: xantho- (word formation element that expresses the idea of yellow, blond)
  62. xantofila noun
  63. xantogênico adjective
  64. xantoma noun /ʃɐ̃ˈtõ.mɐ/: xanthoma (dermatosis characterized by the presence of small yellowish tumors)
  65. xantopsia noun
  66. Xanxerê noun
  67. xanxereense adjective, noun
  68. xanxerense adjective, noun
  69. Xapuri noun
  70. xapuriense adjective, noun
  71. xaputa noun /ʃaˈpu.tɐ/: Atlantic pomfret
  72. xaque noun /ˈʃa.ki/: alternative form of xeque (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
  73. xaque-mate noun /ˌʃa.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/: alternative form of xeque-mate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  74. xará adjective, noun /ʃaˈɾa/: namesake (person with the same name as another)
  75. xaramago noun
  76. xarda adjective, noun
  77. xardo adjective
  78. xardoso adjective
  79. xarel noun
  80. xarelete noun
  81. xarém noun
  82. xareta noun /ʃaˈɾe.tɐ/: fishing net
  83. xaréu noun /ʃaˈɾɛw/: leather cape used by cowboys to cover the hips of their horses
  84. xaria noun: shari'a (Islamic religious law)
  85. xarifa noun /ʃaˈɾi.fɐ/: female genitals
  86. xarife noun /ʃaˈɾi.fi/: alternative form of xerife
  87. xaroca noun /ʃaˈɾɔ.kɐ/: pussy, cunt
  88. xaroco noun /ʃaˈɾo.ku/: alternative form of siroco
  89. xarolo noun [ʃɐ'ɾo.lu]
  90. xarondar verb
  91. xaropada noun
  92. xaropar verb
  93. xarope adjective, noun, verb /ʃaˈɾɔ.pi/: syrup
  94. xaropear verb
  95. xarumelas noun
  96. xastre noun /ˈʃas.tɾi/: tailor (person who makes, repairs or alters clothing)
  97. xata noun
  98. xato noun
  99. xátria noun /ˈʃa.tɾjɐ/: kshatriya (the second-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of Hindu society, consisting of warriors and administrators)
  100. xau interjection /ˈʃaw/: alternative form of tchau
  101. xaual noun
  102. xauarma noun /ʃaˈwaʁ.mɐ/: shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)
  103. xauim noun /ʃawˈĩ/: alternative form of sagui
  104. xavante adjective, noun /ʃaˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: a member of the Xavánte people
  105. xavantense adjective, noun
  106. Xavantina noun
  107. xavantino adjective, noun
  108. xavasca noun /ʃaˈvas.kɐ/: pussy (female genitalia)
  109. xavecar verb /ʃa.veˈka(ʁ)/: to flirt with, to try to seduce someone by flattening
  110. xavecaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xavecar
  111. xaveco adjective, noun, verb /ʃaˈvɛ.ku/: xebec (Arabic transport ship)
  112. xávega adjective, noun /ˈʃa.ve.ɡɐ/: a form of artisanal fishing which involves setting nets in the sea and then trawling them using animals or machines in land.
  113. xavelha adjective, noun
  114. Xavier noun
  115. xaxado noun /ʃaˈʃa.du/: a dance created in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, which was often practiced by cangaceiros of the region to commemorate victory in battle
  116. xaxar verb
  117. xaxim noun /ʃaˈʃĩ/: A tree fern of species Dicksonia sellowiana.
  118. xazam interjection
  119. xebra interjection, noun
  120. xebrar verb
  121. xebre adjective, interjection, noun
  122. xeca noun /ˈʃɛ.kɐ/: female genitals; vagina
  123. xeica noun /ˈʃej.kɐ/: the wife of a sheik
  124. xeique noun /ˈʃej.ki/: a sheik
  125. xeleléu noun
  126. xelim noun /ʃeˈlĩ/: shilling (former coin, current currency of several countries)
  127. xenão noun
  128. xenartro noun /ʃeˈnaʁ.tɾu/: xenarthran
  129. xendro adjective, noun
  130. xeneize adjective, noun /ʃeˈnej.zi/: of or relating to the Argentinian sports team Boca Juniors
  131. xenhenhém noun
  132. xénio noun /ˈʃɛ.nju/: synonym of xénon
  133. xenismo noun /ʃeˈniz.mu/: unadapted borrowing (retaining the spelling of the source language)
  134. xeno- prefix /ʃe.no/: xeno-
  135. xenobiótico adjective
  136. xenodóquio noun /ʃe.noˈdɔ.kju/: xenodochium (room in a monastery that accommodates pilgrims)
  137. xenofilia noun
  138. xenófilo adjective, noun /ʃe.ˈnɔ.fi.lu/
  139. xenofobia noun /ʃe.no.foˈbi.ɐ/: xenophobia (fear or hatred of foreigners)
  140. xenofóbico adjective /ʃe.noˈfɔ.bi.ku/: xenophobic (exhibiting or characteristic of xenophobia)
  141. xenofobismo noun: synonym of xenofobia
  142. xenófobo adjective, noun /ʃeˈnɔ.fo.bu/: xenophobic (exhibiting or characteristic of xenophobia)
  143. xenogénero noun /ʃe.noˈʒẽ.ne.ɾu/: xenogender
  144. xenólito noun /ʃeˈnɔ.li.tu/: xenolith
  145. xenomania noun
  146. xenomorfo adjective
  147. xénon noun /ˈʃɛ.nɔn/: xenon
  148. xenônio noun /ʃeˈnõ.nju/: synonym of xênon
  149. xenoparidade noun /ʃe.no.pa.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/: xenoparity
  150. xenóparo adjective /ʃeˈnɔ.pa.ɾu/: xenoparous
  151. xenótimo noun /ʃeˈnɔ.t͡ʃi.mu/: xenotime
  152. xenotoxicidade noun: xenotoxicity
  153. xenotransplante noun: xenotransplantation (transplantation into a different species)
  154. xenreira noun
  155. xeol noun
  156. xepa noun /ˈʃe.pɐ/: military ration
  157. xepeiro noun
  158. xeque noun /ˈʃɛ.ki/: check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
  159. xeque-mate interjection, noun /ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/: checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
  160. xequerê noun /ʃe.keˈɾe/: sekere (musical instrument similar to a rattle)
  161. xerardizar verb
  162. Xerazade proper noun /ʃe.ɾaˈza.d͡ʒi/: a female given name, equivalent to English Scheherazade
  163. xereca noun /ʃeˈɾɛ.kɐ/: the vulva
  164. xerecard noun /ʃe.ɾeˈkaʁ.d͡ʒi/: a situation where a woman offers sex to get out of a difficult situation or receive a favor
  165. xerecas noun: plural of xereca
  166. xerelete noun
  167. xerém noun /ʃeˈɾẽj̃/: cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)
  168. xereta noun, verb /ʃeˈɾe.tɐ/: nosey person
  169. xeretar verb /ˌʃɛˌɾɛˈta(ʁ)/: to pry (to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey)
  170. xeretaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xeretar
  171. xerez noun /ʃeˈɾe(j)s/: sherry (type of fortified wine)
  172. xergão noun
  173. xerife noun /ʃeˈɾi.fi/: sharif (title used by Moorish princes who claimed to be descendants of Muhammad)
  174. xerifino adjective
  175. xerimbabo noun
  176. xerloque noun
  177. xerocar verb /ʃe.ɾoˈka(ʁ)/: to photocopy; to xerox (to make photocopies)
  178. xerocaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xerocar
  179. xerófilo adjective /ʃeˈɾɔ.fi.lu/: xerophilic
  180. xerófito adjective, noun /ʃeˈɾɔ.fi.tu/
  181. xeroftalmia noun: xerophthalmia (condition where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry)
  182. xerografia noun: xerography
  183. xerolaine noun /ʃe.ɾoˈlaj.ni/: vagina
  184. xerox noun /ˈʃɛ.ɾɔks/: photocopy; xerox (copy of a document made using a photocopier)
  185. xerpa adjective, noun /ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/: of the Sherpa
  186. Xerxes proper noun /ˈʃɛʁ.ʃis/: Xerxes (name of various Persian emperors)
  187. xeta interjection, noun /ˈʃe.tɐ/: blown kiss
  188. xetruá interjection
  189. xetuá interjection
  190. xevá noun /ʃeˈva/: alternative form of schwa
  191. xexé adjective /ʃeˈʃɛ/: gaga; senile
  192. xexeca noun /ʃɛˈʃɛ.kɐ/: synonym of xereca
  193. xexeiro adjective, noun
  194. xexelento adjective /ʃe.ʃeˈlẽ.tu/: dirty, stinky and/or untidy
  195. Xexéu noun
  196. xexo noun
  197. xhosa noun /ˈkɔ.zɐ/: Xhosa (member of a Bantu people from South Africa)
  198. xi interjection, noun /ˈʃi/: indicates that something has failed
  199. Xiamen proper noun /ʃi.aˈmẽj̃/: Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)
  200. xiang noun
  201. xibaba noun
  202. Xibalba proper noun /ʃiˈbaw.bɐ/: Xibalba (the underworld in Mayan mythology)
  203. xibé noun /ʃiˈbɛ/: alternative spelling of chibé
  204. xibio noun /ʃiˈbi.u/: alternative form of xibiu
  205. xibiu noun /ʃiˈbiw/: pussy (the female genitalia)
  206. xibolete noun /ʃi.boˈle.t͡ʃi/: shibboleth (a pronunciation that distinguishes members of a group from non-members)
  207. xibungo noun /ʃiˈbũ.ɡu/
  208. xícara noun /ˈʃi.ka.ɾɐ/: a teacup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)
  209. XiChangana noun
  210. xifópaga adjective, noun: female equivalent of xifópago
  211. xifópagas adjective, noun: plural of xifópaga
  212. xifópago adjective, noun /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/: xiphopagus (which presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
  213. xifópagos adjective, noun: plural of xifópago
  214. xigono noun
  215. xii interjection: alternative form of xi
  216. xiii interjection: alternative form of xi
  217. xiismo noun /ʃiˈiz.mu/: Shi'a; Shi'ism; Shia Islam (a branch of Islam)
  218. xiita adjective, noun /ʃiˈi.tɐ/: Shiite (of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam)
  219. xilado adjective
  220. xilarmónico noun
  221. xilema noun /ʃiˈlẽ.mɐ/: xylem (vascular tissue in land plants)
  222. xileno noun /ʃiˈlẽ.nu/: xylene (di-methyl-benzene)
  223. xílgaro noun
  224. xilindró noun /ʃi.lĩˈdɾɔ/: jail (place for the confinement of people)
  225. xilitol noun /ʃi.liˈtɔw/: xylitol (a pentahydric alcohol derived from xylose)
  226. xilo- prefix /ˌʃi.lo/: xylo- (relating to wood)
  227. xilocaína noun
  228. xilofone noun /ʃi.loˈfõ.ni/: xylophone (instrument consisting of wooden bars struck by mallets)
  229. xilografia noun /ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/: xylography (art of making engravings in wood)
  230. xilógrafo noun
  231. xilogravura noun /ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈvu.ɾɐ/: woodcut
  232. xilólatra noun
  233. xilolatria noun
  234. xilolátrico noun
  235. xilose noun /ʃiˈlɔ.zi/: xylose (a sugar derived from wood)
  236. xiloteca noun /ˌʃi.loˈtɛ.kɐ/: xylotheque
  237. xiluva noun /ʃiˈluvɐ/: flower
  238. ximango noun /ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɡu/
  239. ximbé adjective
  240. ximbeva adjective
  241. ximbica noun
  242. ximbo noun /ˈʃĩ.bu/: horse whose owner is unknown
  243. ximbra noun
  244. xing ling adjective, noun, phrase /ˈʃĩ.ɡi ˈlĩ.ɡi/: (of a product) low-quality, counterfeit (usually made in China); shanzhai
  245. xinga noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
  246. xingação noun
  247. xingamento noun /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu/: insult (speech intended to be rude)
  248. xingar verb /ʃĩˈɡa(ʁ)/: to insult; to swear at
  249. xingaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xingar
  250. Xingu proper noun /ʃĩˈɡu/: Xingu (a major river in Brazil that flows north into the Amazon delta)
  251. Xinguara noun
  252. xinim noun
  253. xintó noun
  254. xintoísmo noun /ʃĩ.toˈiz.mu/: Shinto (an animistic religion originating in Japan)
  255. xintoísta adjective, noun /ʃĩ.toˈis.tɐ/: Shinto (related to Shintoism)
  256. xinxim noun
  257. xipoco noun
  258. xique-xique noun /ˌʃi.kiˈʃi.ki/: ganzá
  259. xiquexique noun
  260. xiquexiquense adjective, noun
  261. xiranha noun
  262. Xiraz proper noun /ʃiˈɾa(j)s/: Shiraz (a city in southern Iran)
  263. xirê noun
  264. xiri noun /ʃiˈɾi/: pussy (the female genitalia)
  265. xirico noun
  266. xiró noun
  267. xis interjection, noun /ˈʃis/: The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
  268. xis da questão noun /ˈʃiz da kesˈtɐ̃w̃/: crux of the matter
  269. xis-nove noun /ʃizˈnɔ.vi/: snitch; rat
  270. xisbúrguer noun /ʃizˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/: alternative spelling of X-búrguer
  271. xiscar verb
  272. xisnovar verb /ʃiz.noˈva(ʁ)/: to rat out; to snitch
  273. Xista noun
  274. xisto noun /ˈʃis.tu/: schist
  275. xistra noun
  276. xistro noun
  277. xistros noun
  278. xitaca noun
  279. xitar verb: alternative spelling of cheatar
  280. xitaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xitar
  281. xite noun, verb /ˈʃi.t͡ʃi/: pronunciation spelling of cheat
  282. xitimela noun
  283. xituculumucumba noun /ʃi.tu.ku.lu.muˈkũ.bɐ/: a kind of evil spirit or bogeyman that appears in nightmares
  284. xiu interjection /ˈʃiw/: requesting silence; shh
  285. Xiva noun
  286. xixa noun /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/: shisha; hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)
  287. xixi noun /ʃiˈʃi/: pee (urine)
  288. xixo noun
  289. xô contraction, interjection /ˈʃo/: shoo (order to keep out)
  290. xocar verb
  291. xodó noun /ʃoˈdɔ/: affection
  292. xofar noun
  293. xofrango noun /ʃoˈfɾɐ̃.ɡu/: (Gypaetus barbatus) large vulture, native to the Mediterranean region where it is found in mountainous and rugged areas, it reaches more than one meter in...
  294. xofre noun
  295. xogum noun /ʃoˈɡũ/: shogun (military governor of Japan)
  296. xogunato noun /ʃo.ɡuˈna.tu/: shogunate (administration of a shogun)
  297. xona adjective, noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
  298. xonar verb /ʃoˈna(ʁ)/: clipping of apaixonar (“to fall in love”)
  299. xonaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xonar
  300. xongas pronoun /ˈʃõ.ɡɐs/: nothing

Part 2 · Portuguese words: X

Source: English Wiktionary (Portuguese entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under X: 349 words, in 2 parts.