Cangaceiro
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cangaceiro is a noun meaning (now chiefly historical) A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
Meaning
(now chiefly historical) A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil.
Example Sentences
Dry Gulch looks like a cangaceiro with his leather hat and crossed cartridge belts.
That night Deraldo has a dream in which, dressed as a cangaceiro, he stands on a street corner and challenges passersby, who point and laugh at him.
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.
Word Forms
- cangaceiros
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cangaceira, capanga, bandito, bicheiro, gangbanger, bandit.
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