bugre
Portuguese, noun/ˈbu.ɡɾi/
bugre is spelled B-U-G-R-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,963rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bugre is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “savage (derogatory term for a Native American)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação dada a indígenas de diversos grupos do Brasil por serem considerados não cristãos pelos europeus”.
What does bugre mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazildatedfemininemasculinesavage (derogatory term for a Native American)
- 2
archaicfemininemasculineKaingang (member of the Kaingang people)
- 3
femininemasculineAny indigenous person of the Americas.
adjective
- 1
Brazildatedfemininemasculinesavage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais
noun: 1. denominação dada a indígenas de diversos grupos do Brasil por serem considerados não cristãos pelos europeus 2. o mesmo que bugue (automóvel)
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 bugre
- bugres plural
- bugra feminine
- bugras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bugre?
- Brazil /ˈbu.ɡɾi/
- Portugal /ˈbu.ɡɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈbu.ɣɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bugre in Portuguese?
bugre appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).