maturrango

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maturrango.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tuˈʁɐ̃.ɡu/ [ma.tuˈhɐ̃.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tuˈʁɐ̃.ɡu/ [ma.tuˈhɐ̃.ɡu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.tuˈʁɐ̃.ɡu/ [ma.tuˈχɐ̃.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tuˈʁɐ̃.ɡo/ [ma.tuˈhɐ̃.ɡo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tuˈʁɐ̃.ɡu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧tur‧ran‧go

Noun

maturrango m (plural maturrangos, feminine maturranga, feminine plural maturrangas)

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) someone who's bad at horse riding or who does not understand the field service in dealing with cattle or horses.

   Synonym: baiano

Further reading

• “maturrango”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025