curiango
Portuguese, noun/ku.ɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu/
curiango is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does curiango mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinenightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)
- 2
Brazilinformalmasculinenight person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of curiango
- curiangos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce curiango?
- Brazil /ku.ɾiˈɐ̃.ɡu/
- Brazil /kuˈɾjɐ̃.ɡu/
- Portugal /kuˈɾjɐ̃.ɡu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to curiango
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is curiango in Portuguese?
curiango appears about once in every 91 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).