punguista
Portuguese, noun/pũˈɡis.tɐ/
punguista is spelled P-U-N-G-U-I-S-T-A (9 letters). Punguista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pickpocket (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que pratica furtos”.
What does punguista mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinepickpocket (one who steals from the pocket of a passerby)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo que pratica furtos
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 punguista
- punguistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punguista?
- Brazil /pũˈɡis.tɐ/
- /pũˈɡiʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punguista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.