What does marujo in Portuguese mean?

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

The word marujo in Portuguese means sailor, seaman, mariner, marinheiro, marujo, marujo, marujo, marinheiro, marujo, marujo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marujo

sailor, seaman, mariner

marinheiro, marujo

noun (military, navy)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Meu avô era um marinheiro na Marinha Real.
My grandfather was a sailor in the Royal Navy.

marujo

noun (worker on ship's deck)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The able seamen perform maintenance tasks and handle the ship's operations.

marujo

noun (informal (sailor)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The old salt had been sailing for over forty years.

marinheiro

noun (colloquial (seaman)

(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 pub perto do cais estava cheio de marinheiros.
The pub near the docks was full of tars.

marujo

noun (dated, slang (sailor)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Cada marujo foi perdido quando o navio afundou.
Every jack was lost when the ship went down.

marujo

noun (dated, slang (sailor)

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

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