xote
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/
xote is spelled X-O-T-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xote is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a Brazilian dance and music subgenre associated with forró” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of xotar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dança de salão acompanhada de sanfonas”.
What does xote mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea Brazilian dance and music subgenre associated with forró
- 2
masculinea dance and music genre of South Brazil
- 3
datedmasculineschottische; schottisch (a lively dance similar to polka)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dança de salão acompanhada de sanfonas 2. a música tocada para esse tipo de dança 3. antiga dança de salão, parecida com a polca nos movimentos, cujo compasso é binário ou quaternário
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 xote
- xotes plural
- xótis alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xote?
- Brazil /ˈʃɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈʃɔ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xote in Portuguese?
xote 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).