bagulho
Portuguese, noun/baˈɡu.ʎu/
bagulho is spelled B-A-G-U-L-H-O (7 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 29,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bagulho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “berry seed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of bagulhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “algo que não se deseja, não se faz questão ou se dispensa de nomear pelo nome específico; uma coisa qualquer”.
What does bagulho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineberry seed
- 2
masculinegrape pomace
- 3
masculinepomegranate seed
- 4
Indiamasculinetamarind pulse
- 5
Brazilcolloquialmasculinea sample of a drug
- 6
Brazilcolloquialmasculinethingamajig, gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)
- 7
Brazilcolloquialmasculinestolen good; contraband
- 8
Brazilcolloquialmasculineugly person
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of bagulhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. algo que não se deseja, não se faz questão ou se dispensa de nomear pelo nome específico; uma coisa qualquer 2. bagos de romã 3. grainha de uva 4. pessoa feia ou mal-cuidada
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 bagulho
- bagulhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bagulho?
- Brazil /baˈɡu.ʎu/
- Portugal /bɐˈɡu.ʎu/
- Portugal [bɐˈɣu.ʎu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bagulho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bagulho in Portuguese?
bagulho appears 1.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).