xerife

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, noble).

Noun

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xerife m (plural xerifes)

  1. sheriff (title used by Moorish princes who claimed to be descendants of Muhammad)
  2. sheriff (title used by Muslims who visited Muhammad's temple three times)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English sheriff.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ifi, -ifɨ
  • Hyphenation: xe‧ri‧fe

Noun

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xerife m (plural xerifes)

  1. sheriff (magistrate in some counties in England and in certain towns in Western American countries)
  2. sheriff (official vested with police power in rural counties in the United States)