jegue
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒɛ.ɡi/
jegue is spelled J-E-G-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 58,415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jegue is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “donkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bicho que tem como mãe biológica uma égua e o pai um asno”.
What does jegue mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinedonkey
- 2
Brazilderogatorymasculineidiot, fool
adjective
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculinedumb, foolish, idiotic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bicho que tem como mãe biológica uma égua e o pai um asno
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 jegue
- jegues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jegue?
- Brazil /ˈʒɛ.ɡi/
- Portugal /ˈʒɛ.ɡɨ/
- Portugal [ˈʒɛ.ɣɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jegue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jegue in Portuguese?
jegue appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).