cálice
Portuguese, noun/ˈka.li.si/
cálice is spelled C-Á-L-I-C-E (6 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 17,223rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cálice is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chalice (large drinking cup)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes”.
What does cálice mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechalice (large drinking cup)
- 2
masculinegoblet (drinking vessel with a foot and stem)
noun
- 1
masculinecalyx
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes 2. vaso empregado na missa, para a consagração do vinho 3. vaso, com forma de cálice, para flores, folhagens ou frutos artificiais 4. símbolo imagético que representa o feminino
noun: 1. invólucro exterior da flor, que contém a corola e os órgãos sexuais 2. divertículo do bacinete em forma de taça, que abraça as pirâmides renais 3. a região mais dilatada do corpo dos crinoides, de onde partem os tentáculos 4. dilatação em torno dos pólipos de certos hidroides
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 cálice
- cálices plural
- cálix alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cálice?
- Brazil /ˈka.li.si/
- Portugal /ˈka.li.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cálice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cálice in Portuguese?
cálice appears 3.0 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).