xis

See also: Xis, Χis, XIs, and xış

Translingual

Symbol

xis

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kisan.

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Kisan terms

English

Noun

xis

plural of xi

Anagrams

ISX, Six, six

French

Noun

xis m pl

plural of xi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(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)

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.
(figuratively) main (the main part of something)
o xis da questão ― the main part of the question

See also

(Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é / ê, efe / fê, gê / guê, agá, i, jota / ji, cá / capa, ele / lê, eme / mê, ene / nê, ó / ô, pê, quê, erre / rê, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio / dâblio / duplo vê, xis, ípsilon / i grego, zê

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of English cheese.

Interjection

xis

(Brazil, photography) Said while being photographed; cheese

Etymology 3

Clipping of xisbúrguer.

Noun

xis m (invariable)

(Brazil, informal, cooking) burger
xis e espetinhos ― burgers and skewers