brucutu
Portuguese, noun/bɾu.kuˈtu/
brucutu is spelled B-R-U-C-U-T-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 94,578th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brucutu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a brutish or physically imposing man; a lout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo feio, malfeito, grande”.
What does brucutu mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilinformalmasculinea brutish or physically imposing man; a lout
- 2
Brazilderogatoryinformalmasculinean ugly, big and poorly built man
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo feio, malfeito, grande 2. indivíduo grosseiro, incivilizado 3. carro blindado usado para reprimir manifestações, passeatas etc.
interjection: 1. voz que exprime o ruído e a aparência de uma queda ao chão
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 brucutu
- brucutus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce brucutu?
- Brazil /bɾu.kuˈtu/
- Portugal /bɾu.kuˈtu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is brucutu in Portuguese?
brucutu 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).