rabugento

Portuguese

Etymology

From rabugem (“mange, canine scabies”), from Latin rōbīgō (“mildew, rust”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.buˈʒẽ.tu/ [ha.buˈʒẽ.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.buˈʒẽ.tu/ [ha.buˈʒẽ.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.buˈʒẽ.tu/ [χa.buˈʒẽ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.buˈʒẽ.to/ [ha.buˈʒẽ.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.buˈʒẽ.tu/ [ʁɐ.βuˈʒẽ.tu]

Adjective

rabugento (feminine rabugenta, masculine plural rabugentos, feminine plural rabugentas)

1. (of a person or behavior) crusty, surly, who constantly complains

Noun

rabugento m (plural rabugentos, feminine rabugenta, feminine plural rabugentas)

1. a surly person