bugreiro

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bugreiro

Etymology

From bugre +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe.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)

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

Adjective

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

(South Brazil, historical, relational) relative to bugreiros

Further reading

“bugreiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
“bugreiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“bugreiro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

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