lagalhé
Portuguese, noun/la.ɡaˈʎɛ/
lagalhé is spelled L-A-G-A-L-H-É (7 letters). Lagalhé is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “worthless or useless individual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo sem importância; sujeito à-toa”.
What does lagalhé mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineworthless or useless individual
- 2
derogatoryfemininemasculinesomeone who is poor and wears shaggy, dirty clothes
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo sem importância; sujeito à-toa
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 lagalhé
- lagalhés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lagalhé?
- Brazil /la.ɡaˈʎɛ/
- Portugal /lɐ.ɡɐˈʎɛ/
- Portugal [lɐ.ɣɐˈʎɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.