vagabunda
Portuguese, noun/va.ɡaˈbũ.dɐ/
vagabunda is spelled V-A-G-A-B-U-N-D-A (9 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 12,620th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vagabunda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of vagabundo. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher que, não sendo necessariamente uma prostituta, leva uma vida devassa”.
What does vagabunda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of vagabundo
- 2
Brazilderogatoryfeminineslanga prostitute
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfeminineslanga promiscuous woman, a slut, a whore
- 4
Brazilderogatoryfeminineslanga despicable or nasty woman
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of vagabundo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher que, não sendo necessariamente uma prostituta, leva uma vida devassa
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 vagabunda
- vagabundas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vagabunda?
- Brazil /va.ɡaˈbũ.dɐ/
- Portugal /vɐ.ɡɐˈbũ.dɐ/
- Portugal [vɐ.ɣɐˈβũ.dɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vagabunda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vagabunda in Portuguese?
vagabunda appears 4.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).