quermesse
Portuguese, noun/keʁˈmɛ.si/
quermesse is spelled Q-U-E-R-M-E-S-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 56,014th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quermesse is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “kirmess (an outdoor festival and fair)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “festa popular de fundo religioso realizada em diversas épocas, de acordo com cada paróquia e composta por…”.
What does quermesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekirmess (an outdoor festival and fair)
- 2
femininefete
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. festa popular de fundo religioso realizada em diversas épocas, de acordo com cada paróquia e composta por manifestações e quitutes típicos de cada região como barracas de sorteios, jogos com prêmios, bebidas
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 quermesse
- quermesses plural
- kermesse alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quermesse?
- Brazil /keʁˈmɛ.si/
- Brazil [keɦˈmɛ.si]
- /keɾˈmɛ.si/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quermesse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quermesse in Portuguese?
quermesse appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).