jacu
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈku/
jacu is spelled J-A-C-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 68,701st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jacu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “guan (several birds within the family Cracidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave de grande porte, que pode atingir 85 cm de comprimento”.
What does jacu mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculineguan (several birds within the family Cracidae)
- 2
Brazilmasculinea hillbilly, yokel, rustic
adjective
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinerustic, hillbilly, provincial
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ave de grande porte, que pode atingir 85 cm de comprimento
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 jacu
- jacus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jacu?
- Brazil /ʒaˈku/
- Portugal /ʒaˈku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jacu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jacu in Portuguese?
jacu appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).