bugreiro
Portuguese, noun/buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/
bugreiro is spelled B-U-G-R-E-I-R-O (8 letters). Bugreiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bugreiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans
- 2
Brazilmasculinebaru tree (Dipteryx alata)
adjective
- 1
relative to bugreiros
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bugreiro
- bugreiros plural
- bugreira feminine
- bugreiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bugreiro?
- Brazil /buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.