chima

See also: Chima, Chimá, and chimã

Cahuilla

Noun

chíma

1. A tree branch.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃĩ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃĩ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.mɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.mɐ/

Noun

chima f (uncountable)

1. (Mozambique) nshima
2. (South Brazil) clipping of chimarrão

Further reading

• “chima”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• cima (campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkima/

Noun

chima f (plural chimas)

1. top
2. peak, spur
3. summit

Spanish

Verb

chima

1. inflection of chimar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative