bangue-bangue
Portuguese, noun/ˌbɐ̃.ɡiˈbɐ̃.ɡi/
bangue-bangue is spelled B-A-N-G-U-E-B-A-N-G-U-E (12 letters). Bangue-bangue is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shootout; gunfight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “circunstância em que é feito disparo por alguém ou diversos em direção a outro ou diversos na tentativa de…”.
What does bangue-bangue mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculineshootout; gunfight
- 2
Brazilcolloquialmasculinewestern (film set in the historic American West)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. circunstância em que é feito disparo por alguém ou diversos em direção a outro ou diversos na tentativa de acertar-se e vice-versa
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 bangue-bangue
- bangue-bangues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bangue-bangue?
- Brazil /ˌbɐ̃.ɡiˈbɐ̃.ɡi/
- Portugal /ˌbɐ̃.ɡɨˈbɐ̃.ɡɨ/
- Portugal [ˌbɐ̃.ɡɨˈβɐ̃.ɡɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bangue-bangue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.