Recife

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Recife

/ɹɪˈsiːfi/
/ɹɪˈsiːfə/

Rhymes with -iːfi, -iːfə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

proper noun

A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil. The veranda was shaded by the roof, and from the shade you could see [...] the skyscrapers and the tower blocks of the city of Recife.

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name state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil

Español	Recife
한국어	헤시피 hesipi
日本語	レシフェ Reshife, レシーフェ Reshīfe
中文	累西腓 Léixīféi, 海息飛 /海息飞 Hǎixīfēi
हिन्दी	रिसीफ़ी risīfī
Português	Recife
Français	Recife, Récife
Ελληνικά	Ρεσίφε Resífe
Русский	Реси́фе Resífe, Реси́фи Resífi
العربية	رِيسِيفِي rīsīfī

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Chicago

"Recife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recife.

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@misc{recife_2026,
  title = {Recife},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recife},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}