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bugre.

savage (derogatory term for a Native American)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbu.ɡɾi/Brazil/ˈbu.ɡɾɨ/Portugal[ˈbu.ɣɾɨ]Portugal/ˈbu.ɡɾɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. savage (derogatory term for a Native American)

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · dated · ethnic · feminine · masculine · slur

  2. Kaingang (member of the Kaingang people)

    South-Brazil · archaic · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  3. Any indigenous person of the Americas.

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French bougre (“sodomite”), from the colloquial pronunciation of Medieval Latin Bulgarus (“Bulgarian”). Doublet of búlgaro.

adj/ˈbu.ɡɾi/Brazil/ˈbu.ɡɾɨ/Portugal[ˈbu.ɣɾɨ]Portugal/ˈbu.ɡɾɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. savage

    Brazil · dated · ethnic · feminine · masculine · slur
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French bougre (“sodomite”), from the colloquial pronunciation of Medieval Latin Bulgarus (“Bulgarian”). Doublet of búlgaro.

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