bagual

Portuguese

Alternative forms

baguá

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈɡwaw/ [baˈɡwaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɡwal/ [bɐˈɣwaɫ]

Rhymes: -al, -aw
Hyphenation: ba‧gual

Noun

bagual m (plural baguais)

(South Brazil) an untamed or recently tamed horse
(Rio Grande do Sul) a term of address for a man

Adjective

bagual m or f (plural baguais)

(South Brazil, of a horse) untamed or recently tamed
(South Brazil, of a person) uncouth; crude

Spanish

Etymology

After Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈɡwal/ [baˈɣ̞wal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ba‧gual

Noun

bagual m (plural baguales)

(Argentina, Uruguay) an untamed horse

Adjective

bagual (plural baguales)

(Uruguay, Paraguay) uncivil

Further reading

“bagual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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