gibi
Portuguese, noun/ʒiˈbi/
gibi is spelled G-I-B-I (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gibi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “comics; comic book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “designação de cunho racista a meninos negros”.
What does gibi mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinecomics; comic book
- 2
Brazilderogatorymasculineobsoleteblack boy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. designação de cunho racista a meninos negros 2. termo genérico para revista com histórias em quadrinhos (revista de banda desenhada)
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 gibi
- gibis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gibi?
- Brazil /ʒiˈbi/
- Portugal /ʒiˈbi/
- Portugal [ʒiˈβi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gibi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gibi in Portuguese?
gibi appears 1.4 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).