bugue
Portuguese, noun/ˈbu.ɡi/
bugue is spelled B-U-G-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bugue is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of buggy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of bugar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “veículo automóvel recreativo, sem capota e sem portas, com rodas e motor desproporcionalmente grandes que…”.
What does bugue mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinealternative form of buggy
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. veículo automóvel recreativo, sem capota e sem portas, com rodas e motor desproporcionalmente grandes que permitem a condução sobre dunas, areias, barro, etc 2. problema de funcionamento resultante da má arquitetação da programação da rotina de execução de um programa de computador
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 bugue
- bugues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bugue?
- Brazil /ˈbu.ɡi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bugue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bugue in Portuguese?
bugue appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).