brega
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/
brega is spelled B-R-E-G-A (5 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,007th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brega is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the work done by a bullfighter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gênero musical de estilo bregaᵃᵈʲ”.
What does brega mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinetacky; kitschy; in poor taste
noun
- 1
archaicfemininefight
- 2
femininethe work done by a bullfighter
noun
- 1
masculinea subgenre of Brazilian popular music that originated in the 1970s, often with romantic lyrics about love and infidelity
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cafona, deselegante, feio, de mau gosto, barango
noun: 1. gênero musical de estilo bregaᵃᵈʲ
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 brega
- bregas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brega?
- Brazil /ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈbɾɛ.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈbɾɛ.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to brega
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is brega in Portuguese?
brega appears 3.4 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).