chamiço
Portuguese, noun/ʃaˈmi.su/
chamiço is spelled C-H-A-M-I-Ç-O (7 letters). Chamiço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dry or partially burnt twig used as firewood; brand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chamiço, ramo seco e com folhas que serve para prender lume”.
What does chamiço mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedry or partially burnt twig used as firewood; brand
- 2
masculinea lean pork
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chamiço, ramo seco e com folhas que serve para prender lume 2. acendalha 3. caruma seca 4. porco magro
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 chamiço
- chamiços plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chamiço?
- Brazil /ʃaˈmi.su/
- Portugal /ʃɐˈmi.su/
- Portugal /t͡ʃɐˈmi.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.