corifeu
Portuguese, noun/ko.ɾiˈfew/
corifeu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “no teatro da Grécia Antiga, diretor do coro”.
What does corifeu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecoryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)
- 2
masculinecoryphaeus (the chief or leader of an interest or party)
noun
- 1
masculinecoryphée
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. no teatro da Grécia Antiga, diretor do coro 2. bailarino solista 3. chefe, dirigente, pessoa destacada que está no primeiro lugar de um grupo, classe, profissão, partido político, associação, seita
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 corifeu
- corifeus plural
- corifeia feminine
- corifeias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corifeu?
- Brazil /ko.ɾiˈfew/
- Brazil [ko.ɾiˈfeʊ̯]
- Portugal /ku.ɾiˈfew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is corifeu in Portuguese?
corifeu 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).