bagual

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˈɡwaw/ [baˈɡwaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈɡwal/ [bɐˈɣwaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˈɡwa.li/ [bɐˈɣwa.li]

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gual

Noun

bagual m (plural baguais)

  1. (South Brazil) an untamed or recently tamed horse
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) a term of address for a man

Adjective

bagual m or f (plural baguais)

  1. (South Brazil, of a horse) untamed or recently tamed
  2. (South Brazil, of a person) uncouth; crude

Interjection

bagual

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) an indication of agreement

Spanish

Etymology

After Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɡwal/ [baˈɣ̞wal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ba‧gual

Noun

bagual m (plural baguales)

  1. (Rioplatense) an untamed horse

Adjective

bagual m or f (masculine and feminine plural baguales)

  1. (Uruguay, Paraguay) uncivil

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