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bruto

Pronunciation: /ˈbɾu.tu/

“bruto” is a Portuguese word. Its 16 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. raw, in the rough (in a natural state; unrefined)
  2. brutish; ignorant (unintelligent, irrational)
  3. crude, blunt (impolite)
  4. rough, violent, not gentle
  5. harsh, strict (severe in discipline; cruel)
  6. gross (excluding deductions)
  7. brawny, brute (physically strong, but lacking intelligence)
  8. wild, feral (of an animal, untamed)
  9. cool, badass
  10. grand, of a large amount or scale

noun

  1. idiot (someone unintelligent, irrational)
  2. someone who is crude or blunt
  3. savage (not living in civilization; barbarian)
  4. someone who is harsh or strict
  5. a gross value (value excluding deductions)
  6. a wild or feral animal

In Portuguese

  1. néscio, incapaz
  2. torpe; desregrado em seus costumes
  3. violento, rude; que carece de civilidade
  4. dito de uma coisa: tosca e sem polimento
  5. dito de uma quantidade de dinheiro: sem descontos
  6. dito de um produto: em seu estado natural
  7. animal irracional
  8. homem bruto, cruel
  9. caminhão de carga pesada

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bruto, a learned borrowing from Latin brūtus.

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