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rusga

Portuguese, noun/ˈʁuz.ɡɐ/

rusga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “noise, uproar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “barulho, ruído”.

What does rusga mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininenoise, uproar

  2. 2

    femininequarrel, brawl, falling out

    Eles tiveram uma rusga.

  3. 3

    colloquialfeminineraid (of police)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. barulho, ruído 2. desavença entre pessoas 3. briga, tumulto 4. ação policial para captura de malfeitores

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 rusga

  • rusgas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce rusga?

  • Brazil /ˈʁuz.ɡɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈhuz.ɡɐ]
  • /ˈʁuʒ.ɡɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is rusga in Portuguese?

rusga appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).