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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. 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.