messe
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɛ.si/
messe is spelled M-E-S-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,272nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Messe is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “harvest (gathered crops)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of messar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “colheita”.
What does messe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineharvest (gathered crops)
- 2
femininea field whose crops are ready for harvest
- 3
feminineharvest; reward (product of labour)
- 4
femininerye
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininemess; messroom
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 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. colheita 2. seara madura 3. seara, terreno de trigo ou centeio
noun: 1. lugar no qual os sargentos ou oficiais se concentram com finalidade de refeiçoar
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 messe
- messes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce messe?
- Brazil /ˈmɛ.si/
- Portugal /ˈmɛ.sɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to messe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is messe in Portuguese?
messe appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).