vaquejada
Portuguese, noun/va.keˈʒa.dɐ/
vaquejada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rodeo (entertainment event)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de juntar o gado espalhado nos campos”.
What does vaquejada mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininerodeo (entertainment event)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de juntar o gado espalhado nos campos 2. reunião do gado nas fazendas para apartação e devolução aos donos 3. espécie de torneio onde os vaqueiros tentam derrubar novilhos
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 vaquejada
- vaquejadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaquejada?
- Brazil /va.keˈʒa.dɐ/
- Portugal /vɐ.kɨˈʒa.dɐ/
- Portugal [vɐ.kɨˈʒa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vaquejada in Portuguese?
vaquejada appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).