xi
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃi/
xi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of csi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sopa tradicional da Rússia, feita com repolho e outros vegetais, podendo ter carne”.
What does xi mean in English?
interjection
- 1
indicates that something has failed
- 2
indicates that someone is in trouble
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of csi
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sopa tradicional da Rússia, feita com repolho e outros vegetais, podendo ter carne
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 xi
- xii alternative
- xiii alternative
- xis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xi?
- Brazil /ˈʃi/
- Portugal /ˈʃi/
- Brazil /ˈksi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xi in Portuguese?
xi appears 9.5 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).