xis
Translingual
Symbol
xis
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kisan terms
English
Noun
xis
- plural of xi
Anagrams
French
Noun
xis m pl
- plural of xi
Hupa
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *χəz
Noun
xis
References
- Golla, Victor et al. (1996), Hupa Language Dictionary Second Edition, Humboldt, California: Hoopa Valley Tribe
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃiʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃiʃ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
- Hyphenation: xis
Etymology 1
Noun
xis m (plural xis or xises)
- The name of the Latin script letter X/x.
- (figuratively) main (the main part of something)
- o xis da questão ― the main part of the question
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English cheese.
Interjection
xis
- (Brazil, photography) Said while being photographed; cheese
Etymology 3
Clipping of xisbúrguer.
Noun
xis m (invariable)
Further reading
- “xis”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “xis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026