xerife
Portuguese, noun/ʃeˈɾi.fi/
xerife is spelled X-E-R-I-F-E (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,248th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xerife is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sharif (title used by Moorish princes who claimed to be descendants of Muhammad)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “título usado por príncipes mouros”.
What does xerife mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesharif (title used by Moorish princes who claimed to be descendants of Muhammad)
- 2
masculinesharif (title used by Muslims who visited Muhammad's temple three times)
noun
- 1
masculinesheriff (magistrate in some counties in England and in certain towns in Western American countries)
- 2
masculinesheriff (official vested with police power in rural counties in the United States)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. título usado por príncipes mouros
noun: 1. magistrado em certas povoações de países da América Ocidental
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 xerife
- xerifes plural
- xarife alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xerife?
- Brazil /ʃeˈɾi.fi/
- Portugal /ʃɛˈɾi.fɨ/
- Portugal /ʃɨ.ˈɾi.fɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xerife
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xerife in Portuguese?
xerife appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).