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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bacurau.

nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.kuˈɾaw/Brazil[ba.kuˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/bɐ.kuˈɾaw/Portugal
  1. nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)

    Brazil · masculine
  2. night person

    Brazil · informal · masculine
  3. black (dark-skinned person)

    Brazil · Rio-de-Janeiro · masculine
  4. night bus (that runs between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.)

    Brazil · Rio-de-Janeiro · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Nheengatu wakuráu, from Old Tupi gûyrakereá.

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