lugre
Portuguese, noun/ˈlu.ɡɾi/
lugre is spelled L-U-G-R-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese, the 241,242nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lugre is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “siskin (small European finch)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “barco que possui três mastros ou mais e nestes não havendo verga”.
What does lugre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesiskin (small European finch)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. barco que possui três mastros ou mais e nestes não havendo verga
noun: 1. avezinha europeia da família Carduleinae da espécie Spinus spinus
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 lugre
- lugres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lugre?
- Brazil /ˈlu.ɡɾi/
- Portugal /ˈlu.ɡɾɨ/
- Portugal [ˈlu.ɣɾɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lugre in Portuguese?
lugre appears about once in every 78 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).