bacurau
Portuguese, noun/ba.kuˈɾaw/
bacurau is spelled B-A-C-U-R-A-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bacurau is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave de hábito noturno da família dos Caprimulgídeos; também conhecida como curiango”.
What does bacurau mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculinenight person
- 3
Brazilmasculineblack (dark-skinned person)
- 4
Brazilmasculinenight bus (that runs between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ave de hábito noturno da família dos Caprimulgídeos; também conhecida como curiango 2. indivíduo que só costuma sair à noite 3. ônibus que trafega na madrugada e antes da primeira viagem do dia
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 bacurau
- bacuraus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bacurau?
- Brazil /ba.kuˈɾaw/
- Brazil [ba.kuˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /bɐ.kuˈɾaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bacurau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bacurau in Portuguese?
bacurau appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).