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
- x letter, prefix, preposition, suffix, symbol /ˈʃis/: The twenty-fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, called xis and written in the Latin script.
- 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
- x-ato noun /ˌʃizˈa.tu/: utility knife (tool used to cut)
- X burguer noun /ʃizˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/: alternative spelling of X-búrguer
- x-caboquinho noun /ˌʃis.ka.boˈkĩ.ɲu/: x-caboquinho
- x-ésimo adjective /ˌʃizˈɛ.si.mu/: whatth (on a variable or unknown ordinal position)
- x-nove noun
- X.P.T.O. abbreviation, phrase
- x-salada noun /ʃi.saˈla.dɐ/: a burger with salad ingredients, especially lettuce
- X-SAMPA noun
- x-tudo noun /ʃisˈtu.du/: a burger with many ingredients
- X9 noun /ˈʃiz ˈnɔ.vi/: snitch, informer, grass
- xá interjection, noun /ˈʃa/: shah (title of Persian kings)
- xabouco adjective, noun
- xabre noun
- xabrega noun
- xácara noun /ˈʃa.ka.ɾɐ/: a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
- xacho noun
- xacoto noun
- xacra noun
- xador noun /ʃaˈdɔʁ/: alternative form of chador
- xadrez adjective, noun /ʃaˈdɾe(j)s/: chess
- xadrezar verb
- xadrezismo noun
- xadrezista noun /ʃa.dɾeˈzis.tɐ/: chess player (person who plays chess)
- xágara noun /ˈʃa.ɡa.ɾɐ/: alternative form of jágara (“jaggery”)
- xaguão noun
- Xaiane noun
- xaile noun /ˈʃaj.li/: shawl; headscarf (cloth worn over the shoulders or head)
- xairel noun /ʃajˈɾɛw/: saddlecloth (blanket placed under a saddle)
- xalavar noun
- xale noun /ˈʃa.li/: alternative form of xaile
- xamã noun /ʃaˈmɐ̃/: shaman (a medium between the concrete and spirit worlds)
- xamânico adjective /ʃaˈmɐ̃.ni.ku/: shamanic
- xamanismo noun /ʃa.maˈniz.mu/: shamanism (any of several traditional beliefs involving altered states of consciousness)
- xamanista adjective, noun /ʃa.maˈnis.tɐ/: shamanist
- xamanístico adjective /ʃa.maˈnis.t͡ʃi.ku/: shamanistic
- xamate noun /ʃaˈma.t͡ʃi/: checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
- Xambioá noun
- Xambrê noun
- xâmego noun
- xamixuga noun
- xamixunga noun
- xampu noun /ʃɐ̃ˈpu/: shampoo
- xana noun /ˈʃɐ̃.nɐ/: pussy (female genitalia)
- Xanadu noun
- xandanga noun /ʃɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.ɡɐ/: vagina (woman's genitalia)
- 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
- Xande proper noun /ˈʃɐ̃.d͡ʒi/: a diminutive of the male given name Alexandre
- xandula noun
- Xangai noun
- xangaiense adjective, noun
- xangaiês adjective, noun
- xangainês adjective, noun
- xangana noun
- Xangô noun
- Xangri-lá noun
- xaninha noun: diminutive of xana
- xântico adjective /ˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ku/: xanthic
- xantina noun /ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/: xanthine (any group of alkaloids, including caffeine)
- xanto- prefix /ˌʃɐ̃.to/: xantho- (word formation element that expresses the idea of yellow, blond)
- xantofila noun
- xantogênico adjective
- xantoma noun /ʃɐ̃ˈtõ.mɐ/: xanthoma (dermatosis characterized by the presence of small yellowish tumors)
- xantopsia noun
- Xanxerê noun
- xanxereense adjective, noun
- xanxerense adjective, noun
- Xapuri noun
- xapuriense adjective, noun
- xaputa noun /ʃaˈpu.tɐ/: Atlantic pomfret
- xaque noun /ˈʃa.ki/: alternative form of xeque (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
- xaque-mate noun /ˌʃa.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/: alternative form of xeque-mate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
- xará adjective, noun /ʃaˈɾa/: namesake (person with the same name as another)
- xaramago noun
- xarda adjective, noun
- xardo adjective
- xardoso adjective
- xarel noun
- xarelete noun
- xarém noun
- xareta noun /ʃaˈɾe.tɐ/: fishing net
- xaréu noun /ʃaˈɾɛw/: leather cape used by cowboys to cover the hips of their horses
- xaria noun: shari'a (Islamic religious law)
- xarifa noun /ʃaˈɾi.fɐ/: female genitals
- xarife noun /ʃaˈɾi.fi/: alternative form of xerife
- xaroca noun /ʃaˈɾɔ.kɐ/: pussy, cunt
- xaroco noun /ʃaˈɾo.ku/: alternative form of siroco
- xarolo noun [ʃɐ'ɾo.lu]
- xarondar verb
- xaropada noun
- xaropar verb
- xarope adjective, noun, verb /ʃaˈɾɔ.pi/: syrup
- xaropear verb
- xarumelas noun
- xastre noun /ˈʃas.tɾi/: tailor (person who makes, repairs or alters clothing)
- xata noun
- xato noun
- xátria noun /ˈʃa.tɾjɐ/: kshatriya (the second-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of Hindu society, consisting of warriors and administrators)
- xau interjection /ˈʃaw/: alternative form of tchau
- xaual noun
- xauarma noun /ʃaˈwaʁ.mɐ/: shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)
- xauim noun /ʃawˈĩ/: alternative form of sagui
- xavante adjective, noun /ʃaˈvɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: a member of the Xavánte people
- xavantense adjective, noun
- Xavantina noun
- xavantino adjective, noun
- xavasca noun /ʃaˈvas.kɐ/: pussy (female genitalia)
- xavecar verb /ʃa.veˈka(ʁ)/: to flirt with, to try to seduce someone by flattening
- xavecaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xavecar
- xaveco adjective, noun, verb /ʃaˈvɛ.ku/: xebec (Arabic transport ship)
- 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.
- xavelha adjective, noun
- Xavier noun
- 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
- xaxar verb
- xaxim noun /ʃaˈʃĩ/: A tree fern of species Dicksonia sellowiana.
- xazam interjection
- xebra interjection, noun
- xebrar verb
- xebre adjective, interjection, noun
- xeca noun /ˈʃɛ.kɐ/: female genitals; vagina
- xeica noun /ˈʃej.kɐ/: the wife of a sheik
- xeique noun /ˈʃej.ki/: a sheik
- xeleléu noun
- xelim noun /ʃeˈlĩ/: shilling (former coin, current currency of several countries)
- xenão noun
- xenartro noun /ʃeˈnaʁ.tɾu/: xenarthran
- xendro adjective, noun
- xeneize adjective, noun /ʃeˈnej.zi/: of or relating to the Argentinian sports team Boca Juniors
- xenhenhém noun
- xénio noun /ˈʃɛ.nju/: synonym of xénon
- xenismo noun /ʃeˈniz.mu/: unadapted borrowing (retaining the spelling of the source language)
- xeno- prefix /ʃe.no/: xeno-
- xenobiótico adjective
- xenodóquio noun /ʃe.noˈdɔ.kju/: xenodochium (room in a monastery that accommodates pilgrims)
- xenofilia noun
- xenófilo adjective, noun /ʃe.ˈnɔ.fi.lu/
- xenofobia noun /ʃe.no.foˈbi.ɐ/: xenophobia (fear or hatred of foreigners)
- xenofóbico adjective /ʃe.noˈfɔ.bi.ku/: xenophobic (exhibiting or characteristic of xenophobia)
- xenofobismo noun: synonym of xenofobia
- xenófobo adjective, noun /ʃeˈnɔ.fo.bu/: xenophobic (exhibiting or characteristic of xenophobia)
- xenogénero noun /ʃe.noˈʒẽ.ne.ɾu/: xenogender
- xenólito noun /ʃeˈnɔ.li.tu/: xenolith
- xenomania noun
- xenomorfo adjective
- xénon noun /ˈʃɛ.nɔn/: xenon
- xenônio noun /ʃeˈnõ.nju/: synonym of xênon
- xenoparidade noun /ʃe.no.pa.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/: xenoparity
- xenóparo adjective /ʃeˈnɔ.pa.ɾu/: xenoparous
- xenótimo noun /ʃeˈnɔ.t͡ʃi.mu/: xenotime
- xenotoxicidade noun: xenotoxicity
- xenotransplante noun: xenotransplantation (transplantation into a different species)
- xenreira noun
- xeol noun
- xepa noun /ˈʃe.pɐ/: military ration
- xepeiro noun
- xeque noun /ˈʃɛ.ki/: check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
- xeque-mate interjection, noun /ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/: checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
- xequerê noun /ʃe.keˈɾe/: sekere (musical instrument similar to a rattle)
- xerardizar verb
- Xerazade proper noun /ʃe.ɾaˈza.d͡ʒi/: a female given name, equivalent to English Scheherazade
- xereca noun /ʃeˈɾɛ.kɐ/: the vulva
- xerecard noun /ʃe.ɾeˈkaʁ.d͡ʒi/: a situation where a woman offers sex to get out of a difficult situation or receive a favor
- xerecas noun: plural of xereca
- xerelete noun
- xerém noun /ʃeˈɾẽj̃/: cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)
- xereta noun, verb /ʃeˈɾe.tɐ/: nosey person
- xeretar verb /ˌʃɛˌɾɛˈta(ʁ)/: to pry (to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey)
- xeretaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xeretar
- xerez noun /ʃeˈɾe(j)s/: sherry (type of fortified wine)
- xergão noun
- xerife noun /ʃeˈɾi.fi/: sharif (title used by Moorish princes who claimed to be descendants of Muhammad)
- xerifino adjective
- xerimbabo noun
- xerloque noun
- xerocar verb /ʃe.ɾoˈka(ʁ)/: to photocopy; to xerox (to make photocopies)
- xerocaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xerocar
- xerófilo adjective /ʃeˈɾɔ.fi.lu/: xerophilic
- xerófito adjective, noun /ʃeˈɾɔ.fi.tu/
- xeroftalmia noun: xerophthalmia (condition where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry)
- xerografia noun: xerography
- xerolaine noun /ʃe.ɾoˈlaj.ni/: vagina
- xerox noun /ˈʃɛ.ɾɔks/: photocopy; xerox (copy of a document made using a photocopier)
- xerpa adjective, noun /ˈʃɛʁ.pɐ/: of the Sherpa
- Xerxes proper noun /ˈʃɛʁ.ʃis/: Xerxes (name of various Persian emperors)
- xeta interjection, noun /ˈʃe.tɐ/: blown kiss
- xetruá interjection
- xetuá interjection
- xevá noun /ʃeˈva/: alternative form of schwa
- xexé adjective /ʃeˈʃɛ/: gaga; senile
- xexeca noun /ʃɛˈʃɛ.kɐ/: synonym of xereca
- xexeiro adjective, noun
- xexelento adjective /ʃe.ʃeˈlẽ.tu/: dirty, stinky and/or untidy
- Xexéu noun
- xexo noun
- xhosa noun /ˈkɔ.zɐ/: Xhosa (member of a Bantu people from South Africa)
- xi interjection, noun /ˈʃi/: indicates that something has failed
- Xiamen proper noun /ʃi.aˈmẽj̃/: Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)
- xiang noun
- xibaba noun
- Xibalba proper noun /ʃiˈbaw.bɐ/: Xibalba (the underworld in Mayan mythology)
- xibé noun /ʃiˈbɛ/: alternative spelling of chibé
- xibio noun /ʃiˈbi.u/: alternative form of xibiu
- xibiu noun /ʃiˈbiw/: pussy (the female genitalia)
- xibolete noun /ʃi.boˈle.t͡ʃi/: shibboleth (a pronunciation that distinguishes members of a group from non-members)
- xibungo noun /ʃiˈbũ.ɡu/
- xícara noun /ˈʃi.ka.ɾɐ/: a teacup or mug (vessel with a handle for hot beverages)
- XiChangana noun
- xifópaga adjective, noun: female equivalent of xifópago
- xifópagas adjective, noun: plural of xifópaga
- xifópago adjective, noun /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/: xiphopagus (which presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
- xifópagos adjective, noun: plural of xifópago
- xigono noun
- xii interjection: alternative form of xi
- xiii interjection: alternative form of xi
- xiismo noun /ʃiˈiz.mu/: Shi'a; Shi'ism; Shia Islam (a branch of Islam)
- xiita adjective, noun /ʃiˈi.tɐ/: Shiite (of, or relating to Shiites or the Shi'a branch of Islam)
- xilado adjective
- xilarmónico noun
- xilema noun /ʃiˈlẽ.mɐ/: xylem (vascular tissue in land plants)
- xileno noun /ʃiˈlẽ.nu/: xylene (di-methyl-benzene)
- xílgaro noun
- xilindró noun /ʃi.lĩˈdɾɔ/: jail (place for the confinement of people)
- xilitol noun /ʃi.liˈtɔw/: xylitol (a pentahydric alcohol derived from xylose)
- xilo- prefix /ˌʃi.lo/: xylo- (relating to wood)
- xilocaína noun
- xilofone noun /ʃi.loˈfõ.ni/: xylophone (instrument consisting of wooden bars struck by mallets)
- xilografia noun /ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/: xylography (art of making engravings in wood)
- xilógrafo noun
- xilogravura noun /ʃi.lo.ɡɾaˈvu.ɾɐ/: woodcut
- xilólatra noun
- xilolatria noun
- xilolátrico noun
- xilose noun /ʃiˈlɔ.zi/: xylose (a sugar derived from wood)
- xiloteca noun /ˌʃi.loˈtɛ.kɐ/: xylotheque
- xiluva noun /ʃiˈluvɐ/: flower
- ximango noun /ʃiˈmɐ̃.ɡu/
- ximbé adjective
- ximbeva adjective
- ximbica noun
- ximbo noun /ˈʃĩ.bu/: horse whose owner is unknown
- ximbra noun
- xing ling adjective, noun, phrase /ˈʃĩ.ɡi ˈlĩ.ɡi/: (of a product) low-quality, counterfeit (usually made in China); shanzhai
- xinga noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
- xingação noun
- xingamento noun /ʃĩ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu/: insult (speech intended to be rude)
- xingar verb /ʃĩˈɡa(ʁ)/: to insult; to swear at
- xingaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xingar
- Xingu proper noun /ʃĩˈɡu/: Xingu (a major river in Brazil that flows north into the Amazon delta)
- Xinguara noun
- xinim noun
- xintó noun
- xintoísmo noun /ʃĩ.toˈiz.mu/: Shinto (an animistic religion originating in Japan)
- xintoísta adjective, noun /ʃĩ.toˈis.tɐ/: Shinto (related to Shintoism)
- xinxim noun
- xipoco noun
- xique-xique noun /ˌʃi.kiˈʃi.ki/: ganzá
- xiquexique noun
- xiquexiquense adjective, noun
- xiranha noun
- Xiraz proper noun /ʃiˈɾa(j)s/: Shiraz (a city in southern Iran)
- xirê noun
- xiri noun /ʃiˈɾi/: pussy (the female genitalia)
- xirico noun
- xiró noun
- xis interjection, noun /ˈʃis/: The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
- xis da questão noun /ˈʃiz da kesˈtɐ̃w̃/: crux of the matter
- xis-nove noun /ʃizˈnɔ.vi/: snitch; rat
- xisbúrguer noun /ʃizˈbuʁ.ɡeʁ/: alternative spelling of X-búrguer
- xiscar verb
- xisnovar verb /ʃiz.noˈva(ʁ)/: to rat out; to snitch
- Xista noun
- xisto noun /ˈʃis.tu/: schist
- xistra noun
- xistro noun
- xistros noun
- xitaca noun
- xitar verb: alternative spelling of cheatar
- xitaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xitar
- xite noun, verb /ˈʃi.t͡ʃi/: pronunciation spelling of cheat
- xitimela noun
- xituculumucumba noun /ʃi.tu.ku.lu.muˈkũ.bɐ/: a kind of evil spirit or bogeyman that appears in nightmares
- xiu interjection /ˈʃiw/: requesting silence; shh
- Xiva noun
- xixa noun /ˈʃi.ʃɐ/: shisha; hookah; narghile (Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke is drawn through water)
- xixi noun /ʃiˈʃi/: pee (urine)
- xixo noun
- xô contraction, interjection /ˈʃo/: shoo (order to keep out)
- xocar verb
- xodó noun /ʃoˈdɔ/: affection
- xofar noun
- 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...
- xofre noun
- xogum noun /ʃoˈɡũ/: shogun (military governor of Japan)
- xogunato noun /ʃo.ɡuˈna.tu/: shogunate (administration of a shogun)
- xona adjective, noun, verb: third-person singular present indicative
- xonar verb /ʃoˈna(ʁ)/: clipping of apaixonar (“to fall in love”)
- xonaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of xonar
- xongas pronoun /ˈʃõ.ɡɐs/: nothing
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.