caxias
Portuguese, noun/kaˈʃi.ɐs/
caxias is spelled C-A-X-I-A-S (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,518th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caxias is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a person with those characteristics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “município brasileiro do estado do Maranhão”.
What does caxias mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilinformalstrict and rigorous regarding one's duties or role
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinea person with those characteristics
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Maranhão
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.
How do you pronounce caxias?
- Brazil /kaˈʃi.ɐs/
- /kaˈʃi.ɐʃ/
- Portugal /kɐˈʃi.ɐʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caxias in Portuguese?
caxias appears 12 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).