xiri

See also: Xiri and Xi-ri

Maltese

Root
x-r-j
4 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic شِرَاء (širāʔ)

Maltese xiri

Inherited from Arabic شِرَاء (širāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪ.rɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪrɪ

Noun

xiri m (instance noun xirja)

1. verbal noun of xtara: buying, shopping

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i

Noun

xiri m (plural xiris)

1. (vulgar, slang, Northeast Brazil, North Brazil) pussy (the female genitalia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

Further reading

• “xiri”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “xiri”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN