overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

chifre.

horn, antler (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃi.fɾi/Brazil/ˈʃi.fɾɨ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.fɾɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. horn, antler (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)

    masculine
  2. a romantic betrayal; cheating; cuckolding

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
    colocar chifre em alguém
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish chifle, from chiflar (“to hiss, to whistle”), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, from Latin sībilāre (“to hiss, to whistle”). For sense 2, compare chifrudo and Spanish poner los cuernos.

verb/ˈʃi.fɾi/Brazil/ˈʃi.fɾɨ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.fɾɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of chifrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of chifrar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

chifre has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

chifre studiochifre workshello, chifre

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.