barregã

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese barragãa, of uncertain origin. Compare Spanish barragán.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁeˈɡɐ̃/ [ba.heˈɡɐ̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ʁeˈɡɐ̃/ [ba.χeˈɡɐ̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ʁɨˈɡɐ̃/ [bɐ.ʁɨˈɣɐ̃]

Hyphenation: bar‧re‧gã

Noun

barregã f (plural barregãs)

(archaic) concubine (a woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife)
Synonyms: concubina, amásia

Related terms

abarregado
barregão

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