maragato
Portuguese, noun/ma.ɾaˈɡa.tu/
maragato is spelled M-A-R-A-G-A-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese, the 215,563rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maragato is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “supporter of the federalist movement that, in 1893, inspired the revolution against the party of Júlio de Castilhos, president of Rio…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural ou habitante da comarca da Maragateria, na província de Leão, (Espanha)”.
What does maragato mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinesupporter of the federalist movement that, in 1893, inspired the revolution against the party of Júlio de Castilhos, president of Rio Grande do Sul.
- 2
Brazilmasculinerevolutionary who, in 1923, opposed the government of Borges de Medeiros, governor of Rio Grande do Sul.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à comarca da Maragateria
noun: 1. natural ou habitante da comarca da Maragateria, na província de Leão, (Espanha)
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.
How do you pronounce maragato?
- Brazil /ma.ɾaˈɡa.tu/
- Portugal /mɐ.ɾɐˈɡa.tu/
- Portugal [mɐ.ɾɐˈɣa.tu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maragato in Portuguese?
maragato appears about once in every 60 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).