axé

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See also: axe and Axe

French[edit]

Participle[edit]

axé (feminine axée, masculine plural axés, feminine plural axées)

  1. past participle of axer

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yoruba àṣẹ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

axé m (plural axés)

  1. ashe
  2. each one of the sacred objects of the orisha in West African religions
  3. (Brazil) a Brazilian music style that originated in Bahia

Interjection[edit]

axé!

  1. congratulations
  2. good luck