bargante
Portuguese, noun/baʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
bargante is spelled B-A-R-G-A-N-T-E (8 letters). Bargante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “blackguard (person who acts in a despicable manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem de maus costumes”.
What does bargante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineblackguard (person who acts in a despicable manner)
- 2
femininemasculinedebauched person, libertine (shameless person, of bad habits)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homem de maus costumes 2. biltre, velhaco, atrevido, vil, soez
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 bargante
- bargantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bargante?
- Brazil /baʁˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [baɦˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
- /baɾˈɡɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.