berbere
Portuguese, noun/beʁˈbɛ.ɾi/
berbere is spelled B-E-R-B-E-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berbere is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Berber (member of northwest African ethnic group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “habitante primitivo da África do Norte, da Berberia”.
What does berbere mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineBerber (member of northwest African ethnic group)
noun
- 1
masculineBerber (a group of closely related languages)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente aos Berberes
noun: 1. habitante primitivo da África do Norte, da Berberia 2. língua falada pelos Berberes
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 berbere
- berberes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce berbere?
- Brazil /beʁˈbɛ.ɾi/
- Brazil [beɦˈbɛ.ɾi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to berbere
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is berbere in Portuguese?
berbere appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).