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bugreiro.

a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/Brazil[buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/Portugal[buˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. a person hired by the government to track down and kill Native Americans

    South-Brazil · historical · masculine

  2. baru tree (Dipteryx alata)

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese bugre Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese bugreiro From bugre + -eiro.

adj/buˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/Brazil[buˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/buˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/Portugal[buˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. relative to bugreiros

    South-Brazil · historical · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese bugre Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese bugreiro From bugre + -eiro.

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