xis

See also: Xis, Χis, XIs, and xış

English

Noun

xis

1. plural of xi

Anagrams

• ISX, Six, six

French

Noun

xis m pl

1. plural of xi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis/

• (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)

1. ex (name of the Latin letter X, x)
2. (figuratively) main (the main part of something)

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English cheese.

Interjection

xis

1. (Brazil, photography) cheese (said while being photographed)

Etymology 3

Short for xisbúrguer (borrowed from English cheeseburger) and derived terms.

Noun

xis m (invariable)

1. (Brazil, informal, cooking) burger (large sandwich with a patty with origins from Rio Grande do Sul)