cálix
Portuguese, noun/ˈka.liks/
cálix is spelled C-Á-L-I-X (5 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written Portuguese, the 258,761st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cálix is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of cálice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes”.
What does cálix mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of cálice
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
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 cálix
- cálices plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cálix?
- Brazil /ˈka.liks/
- Portugal /ˈka.liks/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cálix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cálix in Portuguese?
cálix appears about once in every 91 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).