chama

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) flame (visible part of fire)
2. (feminine, figuratively) flame (great zeal or passion)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of chamar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of chamar:

chamar

1. (transitive) to call; to summon (to ask someone to come)
2. (transitive) to call, to name (to use as the name of)
3. (derogatory, transitive) to call, to label
4. (pronominal, transitive) to be called (to have a specific name)

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Concepts

flame

fire

🔥

blaze

flare

ardor

ardour

flaming

Synonyms

flama

fogo

🔥

labareda

fogo

🔥

Translations

flamme

fiamma

llama

vlam

Flamme

flamma

flama

φλόγα

لهب

flama

alev

Lohe

laai

flamba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɐ̃.mɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: flamma

Cognate with Galician: chama

Cognate with Spanish: llama

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Cognate with Galician chama, and Spanish llama. Doublet of flama.

Sentences

O vinho chama o som .

The wine calls the sound.

Você não chama isso de conveniência !

You don't call it convenience!