vaixá
Portuguese, noun/vajˈʃa/
vaixá is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “vaishya (the third-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of traditional Hindu society, consisting of farmers and merchants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does vaixá mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinevaishya (the third-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of traditional Hindu society, consisting of farmers and merchants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of vaixá
- vaixás plural
- vaishya alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaixá?
- Brazil /vajˈʃa/
- Brazil [vaɪ̯ˈʃa]
- Portugal /vajˈʃa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vaixá
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.