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maxixe

Portuguese, noun/maˈʃi.ʃi/

maxixe is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gherkin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of maxixar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fruto do maxixeiro, de casca verde e espinhosa”.

What does maxixe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegherkin

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinemaxixe (Brazilian dance)

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. fruto do maxixeiro, de casca verde e espinhosa 2. dança urbana de movimentos rápidos, originária da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, onde surgiu na segunda metade da do século XIX

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 maxixe

  • maxixes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce maxixe?

  • Brazil /maˈʃi.ʃi/
  • Portugal /mɐˈʃi.ʃɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is maxixe in Portuguese?

maxixe appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).