xaxim
Portuguese, noun/ʃaˈʃĩ/
xaxim is spelled X-A-X-I-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,070th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xaxim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A tree fern of species Dicksonia sellowiana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feto arborescente, da família das dicksoniáceas, nativo da Mata Atlântica e América Central”.
What does xaxim mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilmasculineA tree fern of species Dicksonia sellowiana.
- 2
BrazilmasculineThe fiber of this fern, used for plant pots and as support for orchids.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feto arborescente, da família das dicksoniáceas, nativo da Mata Atlântica e América Central
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
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 xaxim
- xaxins plural
- xanxim alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xaxim?
- Brazil /ʃaˈʃĩ/
- Portugal /ʃɐˈʃĩ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xaxim in Portuguese?
xaxim 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).