rixa
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁi.ʃɐ/
rixa is spelled R-I-X-A (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rixa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “feud (a state of long-standing mutual hostility)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of rixar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contenda; briga; desordem”.
What does rixa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefeud (a state of long-standing mutual hostility)
- 2
femininebrawl; fight; quarrel
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-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. contenda; briga; desordem 2. discussão acalorada 3. discórdia
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 rixa
- rixas plural
- reixa alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rixa?
- Brazil /ˈʁi.ʃɐ/
- Brazil [ˈhi.ʃɐ]
- /ˈʁi.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rixa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rixa in Portuguese?
rixa appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).