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aperreado

Portuguese, adjective/a.pe.ʁeˈa.du/

aperreado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “treated like a dog (perro)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of aperrear. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aflito; angustiado, desanimado, baixo-astral”.

What does aperreado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    treated like a dog (perro)

  2. 2

    without freedom; oppressed

  3. 3

    subject to someone or something

  4. 4

    annoyed

  5. 5

    Brazilsomeone who lives or is temporary without money resources

  6. 6

    someone who became thinner

  7. 7

    Brazilsomeone worried about something

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of aperrear

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. aflito; angustiado, desanimado, baixo-astral

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aperreado

  • aperreada feminine
  • aperreados masculine plural
  • aperreadas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aperreado?

  • Brazil /a.pe.ʁeˈa.du/
  • Brazil [a.pe.heˈa.du]
  • Brazil /a.pe.ʁiˈa.du/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.