apache
Portuguese, noun/aˈpa.ʃi/
apache is spelled A-P-A-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,396th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apache is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Apache (one of the native Apache people of the southwestern United States)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo do povo indígena norte-americano que habita a região de fronteira entre os estados de Arizona e…”.
What does apache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineApache (one of the native Apache people of the southwestern United States)
- 2
femininemasculineApache (a violent Parisian gangster during the late 19th century and early 20th century)
noun
- 1
masculineApache (Athabaskan language spoken by the Apache)
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineApache (of or relating to the Apache people and their culture)
- 2
femininemasculineApache (of or relating to the Apache language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dos apaches 2. malfeitor, assassino
noun: 1. indivíduo do povo indígena norte-americano que habita a região de fronteira entre os estados de Arizona e Novo México e o México 2. língua do grupo atabasco (ou na-dene) falada pelos apaches
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 apache
- apaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apache?
- Brazil /aˈpa.ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐˈpa.ʃɨ/
- Portugal /ɐˈpat.ʃɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apache in Portuguese?
apache appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).