cangaço

Portuguese

Etymology

Usually said to be from canga (“yoke”) +‎ -aço.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɐ̃ˈɡa.su/

  • Rhymes: -asu

Noun

cangaço m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, historical) a form of social banditry in the Northeast Region of Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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