bagual
التعريفات والمعاني
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
baguá
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish bagual, after Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.
=== Pronunciation ===
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
=== Interjection ===
bagual
(Rio Grande do Sul) an indication of agreement
=== Further reading ===
“bagual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bagual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
After Bagual, a Querandí chieftain.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /baˈɡwal/ [baˈɣ̞wal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ba‧gual
=== Noun ===
bagual m (plural baguales)
(Rioplatense) an untamed horse
=== Adjective ===
bagual m or f (masculine and feminine plural baguales)
(Uruguay, Paraguay) uncivil
=== Further reading ===
“bagual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025