bugalho

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

bugalha

Etymology

From older bagalho, possibly from baga (“berry”) + galha (“gall”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎu/

Rhymes: -aʎu
Hyphenation: bu‧ga‧lho

Noun

bugalho m (plural bugalhos)

gall (blister or tumour-like growth found on the surface of plants)
Synonyms: galha, cecídio

References

“bugalho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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