bagual
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagual m (plural baguais)
- (South Brazil) an untamed or recently tamed horse
- (Rio Grande do Sul) a term of address for a man
Adjective edit
bagual m or f (plural baguais)
- (South Brazil, of a horse) untamed or recently tamed
- (South Brazil, of a person) uncouth; crude
Interjection edit
bagual
- (Rio Grande do Sul) an indication of agreement
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
After Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagual m (plural baguales)
Adjective edit
bagual m or f (masculine and feminine plural baguales)
Further reading edit
- “bagual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014