labrego
Portuguese, noun/laˈbɾe.ɡu/
labrego is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “hillbilly, redneck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aldeão”.
What does labrego mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalderogatorymasculinehillbilly, redneck
- 2
masculinea creature similar to a werewolf
- 3
masculinea type of plough
- 4
masculinecitrine (yellow quartz)
adjective
- 1
Portugalderogatoryrelative or pertaining to hillbillys; redneckish
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. rude 2. malcriado 3. imundo
noun: 1. aldeão 2. tipo de arado
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 labrego
- labregos plural
- labrega feminine
- labregas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce labrego?
- Brazil /laˈbɾe.ɡu/
- Portugal /lɐˈbɾe.ɡu/
- Portugal [lɐˈβɾe.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to labrego
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is labrego in Portuguese?
labrego appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).