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tchim-tchim

Portuguese, interjection/t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃĩ/

tchim-tchim is a Portuguese interjection meaning “bottoms up!; cheers! (toast when drinking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “expressa incentivo a que se brinde, comumente fazendo-o pós ter batido o recipiente do qual se bebe no de…”.

What does tchim-tchim mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    bottoms up!; cheers! (toast when drinking)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

interjection: 1. expressa incentivo a que se brinde, comumente fazendo-o pós ter batido o recipiente do qual se bebe no de quem está próximo

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 tchim-tchim

  • tim-tim alternative Brazil
  • tintim alternative Brazil

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tchim-tchim?

  • Brazil /t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃĩ/
  • Portugal /t͡ʃĩtˈʃĩ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.