bugreiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From bugre +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(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]
- (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)

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

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