xácara
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃa.ka.ɾɐ/
xácara is spelled X-Á-C-A-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese, the 266,412th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xácara is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “narrativa popular em verso”.
What does xácara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. narrativa popular em verso
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 xácara
- xácaras plural
- jácara alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xácara?
- Brazil /ˈʃa.ka.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈʃa.kɐ.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xácara in Portuguese?
xácara appears about once in every 98 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).