tchê
Portuguese, noun/ˈt͡ʃe/
tchê is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a term of address for a man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does tchê mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea term of address for a man
interjection
- 1
expresses surprise or anger
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. usada para chamar ou deter alguém, ou para chamar sua atenção 2. expressão de assombro, surpresa
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 tchê
- tchê! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tchê?
- /ˈt͡ʃe/
- Brazil /tʃe/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tchê in Portuguese?
tchê appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).