What does brejo in Portuguese mean?

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

The word brejo in Portuguese means marsh, damp place, hole, pântano, atoleiro, brejo, urzal, urzedo, pântano, brejo, charco, brejo, lírio-do-vale, lírio-do-brejo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brejo

marsh

substantivo masculino (pântano, charco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

damp place

substantivo masculino (figurado (lugar úmido e frio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hole

substantivo masculino (lugar insalubre) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pântano

noun (swamp)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O pântano é conhecido por ser assombrado.
The bog is rumored to be haunted.

atoleiro, brejo

noun (marsh, swamp)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
We couldn't keep kayaking once we reached the mire.

urzal, urzedo

noun (uncultivated field) (terreno não cultivado)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
After walking through the heath for hours, they were lost.

pântano, brejo, charco

noun (marshland)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
This area is filled with nothing but fens and bogs.

brejo

noun (ground: wet and spongy)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
We can't plant the crops here, this field is mostly bog.

lírio-do-vale, lírio-do-brejo

noun (plant with white bell-shaped flowers)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Lily-of-the-valley is a popular garden plant with fragrant flowers.

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