bugreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bugre +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/ [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾo/ [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾej.ɾu]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾej.ɾu]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈɡɾe.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾe.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ejɾu, (Portugal) -ɐjɾu, (Brazil, Southern Portugal, j-dropping) -eɾu
  • Hyphenation: bu‧grei‧ro

Noun

bugreiro m (plural bugreiros, feminine bugreira, feminine plural bugreiras)

  1. (South Brazil, historical) a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans
  2. (Brazil) baru tree (Dipteryx alata)
    Synonyms: baru, cumarurana

Adjective

bugreiro (feminine bugreira, masculine plural bugreiros, feminine plural bugreiras)

  1. (South Brazil, historical, relational) relative to bugreiros

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