chimia
Portuguese, noun/ʃiˈmi.ɐ/
chimia is spelled C-H-I-M-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 159,424th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chimia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jam (bread spread)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer item ou substância comestível que pode ser passada em um pão - por exemplo, tipos de geleia…”.
What does chimia mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininejam (bread spread)
- 2
Brazilfemininea type of jam made in South Brazil with the juice and pulp of fruits
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualquer item ou substância comestível que pode ser passada em um pão - por exemplo, tipos de geleia, marmelada, amanteigados ou mesmo doces com ovos; comida típica em localidades de imigração e colonização germânica 2. mistura
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 chimia
- chimíer alternative
- schmier alternative
- ximia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chimia?
- Brazil /ʃiˈmi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ʃiˈmi.ɐ/
- Portugal /t͡ʃiˈmi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chimia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chimia in Portuguese?
chimia appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).