flex
Portuguese, noun/ˈflɛks/
flex is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “flex (an act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does flex mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilpossessing flex-fuel capabilities; able to use more than one type of fuel (i.e. gasoline and ethanol)
Finalmente consegui comprar um carro flex.
- 2
colloquialslangbisexual (attracted to both sexes)
noun
- 1
masculineflex (an act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. bicombustível 2. multicombustível 3. bissexual
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 flex
- flexes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flex?
- Brazil /ˈflɛks/
- Portugal /ˈflɛks/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is flex in Portuguese?
flex appears 2.1 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).