querubim
Portuguese, noun/ke.ɾuˈbĩ/
querubim is spelled Q-U-E-R-U-B-I-M (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,632nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Querubim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cherub (hybrid figure with a guardian function, generally represented with a human face and the winged body of a bull or lion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma das diversas sub-categorias de anjo na mitologia judeo-cristã”.
What does querubim mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecherub (hybrid figure with a guardian function, generally represented with a human face and the winged body of a bull or lion)
- 2
masculinecherub (each of the celestial spirits who, together with the thrones and the seraphim, form the first angelic hierarchy)
- 3
masculinecherub (painted or carved representation of this celestial spirit, usually in the form of a plump, healthy-looking child with wings)
- 4
masculinecherub (very beautiful child)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma das diversas sub-categorias de anjo na mitologia judeo-cristã 2. anjo figurado por uma cabeça de criança com asas em pinturas ou esculturas 3. criança muito bonita
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 querubim
- querubins plural
- Cherubim alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce querubim?
- Brazil /ke.ɾuˈbĩ/
- Portugal /kɨ.ɾuˈbĩ/
- Portugal [kɨ.ɾuˈβĩ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to querubim
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is querubim in Portuguese?
querubim 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).