acém
Portuguese, noun/aˈsẽj̃/
acém is spelled A-C-É-M (4 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese, the 144,068th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acém is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “middle rib (cut of beef)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte do lombo dos bovinos entre a pá e o cachaço”.
What does acém mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemiddle rib (cut of beef)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte do lombo dos bovinos entre a pá e o cachaço
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acém
- acéns plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acém?
- Brazil /aˈsẽj̃/
- Brazil [aˈsẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɐˈsɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is acém in Portuguese?
acém appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).