cangaceiro
cangaceiro noun: a type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
Noun
cangaceiro (plural cangaceiros)
- A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
- Cangaceiros and flying brigades alike ate up the provisions of the townspeople of Custódia, got drunk on their cane brandy, and tried to rape their women.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 68
- Dry Gulch looks like a cangaceiro with his leather hat and crossed cartridge belts.1988, Jorge Amado, translated by Gregory Rabassa, Captains of the Sands, Penguin, published 2013, page 58
Forms of cangaceiro
| plural | cangaceiros |
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Origin of cangaceiro
From Portuguese cangaceiro.
Questions about cangaceiro
- What does cangaceiro mean?
- Cangaceiro means a type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
- What part of speech is cangaceiro?
- Cangaceiro is a noun.
- What is the plural of cangaceiro?
- The plural of cangaceiro is cangaceiros.
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