xerife

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈɾi.fi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃeˈɾi.fe/

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

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble”). Compare Spanish jerife.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    xerife m (plural xerifes)

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

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from English sheriff.

      Noun

      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)

      Further reading

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