sargento-chefe
Portuguese, noun/saʁˈʒẽ.tu ˈʃɛ.fi/
sargento-chefe is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Military rank in Lusophone countries usually senior to sargento-adjudante; chief sergeant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “militar de graduação inferior a sargento-mor e superior a sargento-ajudante”.
What does sargento-chefe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineMilitary rank in Lusophone countries usually senior to sargento-adjudante; chief sergeant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. militar de graduação inferior a sargento-mor e superior a sargento-ajudante
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 sargento-chefe
- sargentos-chefes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sargento-chefe?
- Brazil /saʁˈʒẽ.tu ˈʃɛ.fi/
- Brazil [saɦˈʒẽ.tu ˈʃɛ.fi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.