brigadiano
Portuguese, noun/bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
brigadiano is spelled B-R-I-G-A-D-I-A-N-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Portuguese, the 195,116th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brigadiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A member of a brigade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “policial militar”.
What does brigadiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
brigade
soldado brigadiano
- 2
Of the Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul.
noun
- 1
masculineA member of a brigade.
- 2
masculineA member of the Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul, a law enforcement agency in the Brazilian state.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. policial militar
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 brigadiano
- brigadiana feminine
- brigadianos masculine plural
- brigadianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brigadiano?
- Brazil /bɾi.ɡa.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /bɾi.ɡaˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /bɾi.ɡɐˈdjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brigadiano in Portuguese?
brigadiano appears about once in every 48 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).