xamanismo
Portuguese, noun/ʃa.maˈniz.mu/
xamanismo is spelled X-A-M-A-N-I-S-M-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xamanismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shamanism (any of several traditional beliefs involving altered states of consciousness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sistema de magia e exorcismo usado por povos primitivos”.
What does xamanismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshamanism (any of several traditional beliefs involving altered states of consciousness)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sistema de magia e exorcismo usado por povos primitivos
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 xamanismo
- xamanismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xamanismo?
- Brazil /ʃa.maˈniz.mu/
- /ʃa.maˈniʒ.mu/
- Portugal /ʃɐ.mɐˈniʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xamanismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xamanismo in Portuguese?
xamanismo appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).