axé

See also: axe and Axe

French

Participle

axé (feminine axée, masculine plural axés, feminine plural axées)

1. past participle of axer

Further reading

• “axé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Yoruba àṣẹ.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛ

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃɛ/

Noun

axé m (plural axés)

1. ashe
2. each one of the sacred objects of the orisha in West African religions
3. (Brazil) a Brazilian music style that originated in Bahia

Interjection

axé!

1. congratulations
2. good luck