zíper
Portuguese, noun/ˈzi.peʁ/
zíper is spelled Z-Í-P-E-R (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,925th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zíper is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “zip fastener (a type of fastener used in clothing, bags)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “acabamento de fechamento de calças, xortes e vestidos”.
What does zíper mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezip fastener (a type of fastener used in clothing, bags)
- 2
masculinefly (strip that hides the opening of trousers/pants or underpants)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. acabamento de fechamento de calças, xortes e vestidos
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 zíper
- zíperes plural
- zípers nonstandard plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zíper?
- Brazil /ˈzi.peʁ/
- Brazil [ˈzi.peh]
- /ˈzi.peɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zíper in Portuguese?
zíper appears 1.5 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).