xá
Portuguese, noun
xá is spelled X-Á (2 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xá is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shah (title of Persian kings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a tilde, xã is a different word: “Shan (language)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação atribuída a uma série de monarcas iranianos que antecederam a revolução islâmica de 1979, cuja…”.
What does xá mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshah (title of Persian kings)
noun
- 1
masculineShan (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressa admiração ou surpresa
noun: 1. denominação atribuída a uma série de monarcas iranianos que antecederam a revolução islâmica de 1979, cuja origem remonta à dinastia Aquemênida (Observação: eventualmente este título também foi aplicado a soberanos de outros reinos do Oriente muçulmano)
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 xá
- xás plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to xá
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xá in Portuguese?
xá 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).