bugalho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bugalha

Etymology

From older bagalho, possibly from baga (“berry”) + galha (“gall”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡa.ʎu/ [buˈɣa.ʎu]

• Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: bu‧ga‧lho

Noun

bugalho m (plural bugalhos)

1. gall (blister or tumour-like growth found on the surface of plants)

   Synonyms: galha, cecídio

References

• “bugalho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bugalho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Further reading

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