gabiru
Portuguese, noun/ɡa.biˈɾu/
gabiru is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “scamp, rascal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homem velhaco”.
What does gabiru mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialmasculinescamp, rascal
- 2
masculinesynonym of rato-preto
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. velhaco 2. travesso
noun: 1. homem velhaco 2. criança traquinas 3. gatuno
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 gabiru
- gabirus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gabiru?
- Brazil /ɡa.biˈɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gabiru in Portuguese?
gabiru appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).