Meanings
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.
2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), pages 229-230
Origin
- Brazilian PortugueseRecife
- EnglishRecife
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).
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Arabic رِيسِيفِي
- رِيسِيفِي (rīsīfī)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 累西腓, 海息飛 /海息飞
- 累西腓 (Léixīféi)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
- 海息飛 /海息飞 (Hǎixīfēi)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
French Recife, Récife
- Recifestate capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
- Récifestate capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Greek Ρεσίφε
- Ρεσίφε (Resífe)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Hindi रिसीफ़ी
- रिसीफ़ी (risīfī)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Japanese レシフェ, レシーフェ
- レシフェ (Reshife)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
- レシーフェ (Reshīfe)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Korean 헤시피
- 헤시피 (hesipi)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Portuguese Recife
- Recifestate capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Russian Реси́фе, Реси́фи
- Реси́фе (Resífe)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
- Реси́фи (Resífi)state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Spanish Recife
- Recifestate capital of Pernambuco, Brazil
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
Recife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Recife
MLA
“Recife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Recife. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Recife,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Recife.
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