chique
Portuguese, adjective/ˈʃi.ki/
chique is spelled C-H-I-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chique is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “chic (elegant and fashionable)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elegante, bem vestido, alinhado”.
What does chique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinechic (elegant and fashionable)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. elegante, bem vestido, alinhado
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 chique
- chiques plural
- mais chique comparative
- o mais chique superlative
- chiquíssimo superlative
- chiquérrimo superlative
- chiquezinho diminutive
- chiquezão augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chique?
- Brazil /ˈʃi.ki/
- Portugal /ˈʃi.kɨ/
- Portugal /ˈt͡ʃi.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chique in Portuguese?
chique appears 5.9 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).