xogum
Portuguese, noun/ʃoˈɡũ/
xogum is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shogun (military governor of Japan)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chefe militar no Japão antigo (séculos XII ao XIX), cujo poder chegou a suplantar os do próprio imperador”.
What does xogum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshogun (military governor of Japan)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chefe militar no Japão antigo (séculos XII ao XIX), cujo poder chegou a suplantar os do próprio imperador
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 xogum
- xoguns plural
- xógum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xogum?
- Brazil /ʃoˈɡũ/
- Portugal /ʃɔˈɡũ/
- Portugal [ʃɔˈɣũ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to xogum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is xogum in Portuguese?
xogum appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).