cangaceiro
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.ɡaˈse(j).ɾu/
cangaceiro is spelled C-A-N-G-A-C-E-I-R-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cangaceiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a type of nomadic bandit in the Northeast Region of Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo armado que serve de guarda-costas ou segurança”.
What does cangaceiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinea type of nomadic bandit in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo armado que serve de guarda-costas ou segurança
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 cangaceiro
- cangaceiros plural
- cangaceira feminine
- cangaceiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cangaceiro?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.ɡaˈse(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [kɐ̃.ɡaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- Portugal /kɐ̃.ɡɐˈsɐj.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cangaceiro in Portuguese?
cangaceiro appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).