vagabundo
Portuguese, noun/va.ɡaˈbũ.du/
vagabundo is spelled V-A-G-A-B-U-N-D-O (9 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,018th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vagabundo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tramp, hobo (homeless person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que vagabundeia”.
What does vagabundo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
idle (averse to work or labour)
- 2
crappy; worthless; of low quality (of an object, product or service)
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinetramp, hobo (homeless person)
- 2
masculinewanderer; vagabond (a person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time)
- 3
masculinelayabout (lazy person)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que vagabundeia 2. vadio, que não trabalha ou não quer trabalhar 3. de má qualidade
noun: 1. indivíduo que vagabundeia 2. homem ocioso, sem emprego
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 vagabundo
- vagabunda feminine
- vagabundos masculine plural
- vagabundas feminine plural
- vagamundo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vagabundo?
- Brazil /va.ɡaˈbũ.du/
- Portugal /vɐ.ɡɐˈbũ.du/
- Portugal [vɐ.ɣɐˈβũ.du]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vagabundo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vagabundo in Portuguese?
vagabundo appears 5.8 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).