bagulho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡu.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡu.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡu.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɡu.ʎu/ [bɐˈɣu.ʎu]

Etymology 1

bago +‎ -ulho

Noun

bagulho m (plural bagulhos)

1. (Brazil, slang) a sample of a drug
2. (Brazil, slang) thingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)

   Synonyms: coisa, (Brazil) troço, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) negócio, (Brazil) bagaça, trem, pira, (Portugal) cena, bang

3. (Brazil, slang) stolen good; contraband

   Synonyms: muamba, contrabando

4. (Brazil, slang) ugly person
5. (Brazil, slang) thing of low quality or deemed worthless

   Synonym: (Brazil) bundá

6. (Portugal, slang) money

   Synonym: (Angola, Brazil) bufunfa

7. (botany) berry seed

   Synonym: grainha

8. (Trás-os-Montes) pomegranate seed
9. (India) tamarind pulse
10. grape pomace
11. ceiling broom

    Synonym: vasculho

Etymology 2

Verb

bagulho

1. first-person singular present indicative of bagulhar

Further reading

• “bagulho” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “bagulho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “bagulho” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “bagulho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.