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cangaceiros

cangaceiros is the plural of cangaceiro.

Meaning of cangaceiro

Noun

cangaceiro (plural cangaceiros)

  1. (historical) 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

Questions about cangaceiros

What is cangaceiros the plural of?
Cangaceiros is the plural of cangaceiro.

Words near cangaceiros in the dictionary

  1. Cang-inte
  2. Cang-isad
  3. cangaceira
  4. cangaceiras
  5. cangaceiro
  6. cangaceiros
  7. Cangai
  8. canganies
  9. cangany
  10. Cangas de Onís
  11. Cangas del Narcea

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