Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xique-xique

/ˈʃiːkʃiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xique-x-ique
IPA: /ˈʃiːkʃiːk/

42

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At the base of the hill began a thin grove of Xique-Xique […]. This is a tall shrub, with patches of sharp and venomous thorns radiating from common centres."
"In the corner where he slept, the Little Blessed One gradually built an altar, with printed images they gave him at the mission and a cross of xiquexique wood that he himself carved and painted."
"Each night the men sliced the squat xique-xique cactus into rounds, plucked out its thorns, and pressed down upon the slices with the flat faces of their knives."

Etymology

From Portuguese xique-xique.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: xique-xique

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʃiːkʃiːk/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce xique-xique?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiːkʃiːk/.
What does xique-xique mean?: A species of tree cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, of northern Brazil.
Where does xique-xique come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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