achincalhe
Portuguese, noun/a.ʃĩˈka.ʎi/
achincalhe is spelled A-C-H-I-N-C-A-L-H-E (10 letters). Achincalhe is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mockery, ridicule, derision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of achincalhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ação ou resultado de achincalhar (ridicularizar)”.
What does achincalhe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemockery, ridicule, derision
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ação ou resultado de achincalhar (ridicularizar)
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo achincalhar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo achincalhar 3. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo achincalhar
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 achincalhe
- achincalhes plural
- achincalho alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce achincalhe?
- Brazil /a.ʃĩˈka.ʎi/
- Portugal /ɐ.ʃĩˈka.ʎɨ/
- Portugal /ɐt.ʃĩˈka.ʎɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.