What does bagre in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bagre in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bagre in Portuguese.

The word bagre in Portuguese means catfish, bagre, cabeça-de-bagre, cabeça de bagre, cabeça de bagre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bagre

catfish

bagre

noun (type of scaleless fish)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Todo o peixe-gato vendido em supermercados é criado em cativeiro.
All of the catfish sold in supermarkets here is farm-raised.

cabeça-de-bagre

noun (figurative, slang (foolish person)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cabeça de bagre

noun (stupid person) (ofensivo, figurado, pessoa estúpida)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

cabeça de bagre

noun (slang, vulgar, insult (contemptible person) (ofensivo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
In truth, Harry thought his boss was a s***head.

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