borrachudo
Portuguese, noun/bo.ʁaˈʃu.du/
borrachudo is spelled B-O-R-R-A-C-H-U-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 91,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Borrachudo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “blackfly (any bloodsucking fly of the family Simuliidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de inseto bem menor do que a muriçoca ou a mosca, que voa a apenas 50 cm do chão, ferroa e seu ferrão…”.
What does borrachudo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rubbery
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineblackfly (any bloodsucking fly of the family Simuliidae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que retorna a quem desconta por não haver fundo na conta vinculada
noun: 1. tipo de inseto bem menor do que a muriçoca ou a mosca, que voa a apenas 50 cm do chão, ferroa e seu ferrão dói e coça mais do que o da muriçoca
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 borrachudo
- borrachuda feminine
- borrachudos masculine plural
- borrachudas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce borrachudo?
- Brazil /bo.ʁaˈʃu.du/
- Brazil [bo.haˈʃu.du]
- /bo.ʁaˈʃu.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to borrachudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is borrachudo in Portuguese?
borrachudo appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).