fugaz
Portuguese, adjective/fuˈɡa(j)s/
fugaz is spelled F-U-G-A-Z (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,272nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fugaz is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “fleeting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que foge com rapidez”.
What does fugaz mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefleeting
relação fugaz
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que foge com rapidez 2. rápido, veloz 3. fugitivo; fugidio; fugido 4. que passa rapidamente
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 fugaz
- fugazes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fugaz?
- Brazil /fuˈɡa(j)s/
- Brazil [fuˈɡa(ɪ̯)s]
- /fuˈɡa(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fugaz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fugaz in Portuguese?
fugaz 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).