xerém
Portuguese, noun/ʃeˈɾẽj̃/
xerém is spelled X-E-R-É-M (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 52,034th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xerém is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que xarém”.
What does xerém mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecracked corn; corn grits (frequently used as bird feed)
- 2
masculineporridge made with corn grits
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que xarém
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 xerém
- xarém alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xerém?
- Brazil /ʃeˈɾẽj̃/
- Brazil [ʃeˈɾẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ʃɨˈɾɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xerém in Portuguese?
xerém appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).