What does sertanejo in Portuguese mean?

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

The word sertanejo in Portuguese means backwoods, country person, sertanejo, sertanejo, cantor sertanejo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sertanejo

backwoods

adjetivo (relativo ao sertão)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")

country person

substantivo masculino (aquele que habita o sertão)

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

sertanejo

substantivo masculino (gênero musical brasileiro) (Brazilian country music)

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

sertanejo

noun (male in Australian outback) (homem do sertão australiano)

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

cantor sertanejo

noun (sings country music)

She moved to Nashville to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country singer.

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