queixume
Portuguese, noun/ke(j)ˈʃũ.mi/
queixume is spelled Q-U-E-I-X-U-M-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese, the 161,170th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Queixume is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “complaint; lament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “queixa”.
What does queixume mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecomplaint; lament
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. queixa 2. lamúria 3. gemido
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 queixume
- queixumes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce queixume?
- Brazil /ke(j)ˈʃũ.mi/
- Brazil [ke(ɪ̯)ˈʃũ.mi]
- Portugal /kɐjˈʃu.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is queixume in Portuguese?
queixume appears about once in every 31 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).