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English
Noun
xis
- plural of xi
Anagrams
French
Noun
xis m pl
- plural of xi
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
- Hyphenation: xis
Etymology 1
Noun
xis m (plural xis or xises)
- ex (name of the Latin letter X, x)
- (figuratively) main (the main part of something)
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of English cheese.
Interjection
xis
- (Brazil, photography) cheese (said while being photographed)
Etymology 3
Short for xisbúrguer (borrowed from English cheeseburger) and derived terms.
Noun
xis m (invariable)
- (Brazil, informal, cooking) burger (large sandwich with a patty with origins from Rio Grande do Sul)