"jagunço" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jagunços [plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese jagunço. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|jagunço}} Portuguese jagunço Head templates: {{en-noun}} jagunço (plural jagunços)
  1. A hired gunman in backland Brazil; a militiaman or bodyguard; a bandit or outlaw. Categories (place): Brazil
    Sense id: en-jagunço-en-noun-QUhPbLpl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 10 23 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 13 31 2 13

Inflected forms

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