Polyglot Dictionary

enxame

/ẽˈʃãmi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os enxames

Meaning

  1. swarm

    • Um enxame de abelhas enche o ar.

      A swarm of bees fills the air.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Similar words

horda

Close — both describe an overwhelming mass, a swarm and a horde.

Similar in other languages

German

Schwarm

Schwarm is the German word for the same thing — both mean "swarm."

Spanish

enjambre

enjambre is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "swarm."

Practice

1 What does enxame mean?

2 Fill the gap: Um ___ de abelhas enche o ar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enxame?

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