bugreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bugre +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/ [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/ [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾo/ [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾej.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡɾe.ɾu/ [buˈɣɾe.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)

1. (South Brazil, historical) a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans
2. (Brazil) baru tree (Dipteryx alata)

   Synonyms: baru, cumarurana

Adjective

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

1. (South Brazil, historical, relational) relative to bugreiros

Further reading

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