# jagunço

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A hired gunman in backland Brazil; a militiaman or bodyguard; a bandit or outlaw.

## Etymology
From Portuguese jagunço.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jagunco