Badiu

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noun

Cape Verdean ethnic group native to the island of Santiago.

Similar
Santiago Crioulo
OriginKabuverdianu badiu ← Portuguese vadio →
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Meanings

nounBadiu (plural Badiu)

alternative Bádiu

  1. Cape Verdean ethnic group native to the island of Santiago.
proper noun

alternative Bádiu

  1. The Cape Verdean Crioulo language spoken on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento branch of Crioulo.

    Synonyms: Santiago Crioulo

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Cape Verdean Crioulo language spoken on Santiago Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Sotavento branch of Crioulo.

Similar
Santiago Crioulo

Origin

  1. Portuguesevadio“vagrant”
  2. Kabuverdianubadiu
  3. EnglishBadiu

Borrowed from Kabuverdianu badiu, from Portuguese vadio (“vagrant”).

More words from Kabuverdianu, Portuguese

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DubaiBaidudubiaBudaiUbaid
Cite this entry
APA

Badiu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badiu

MLA

“Badiu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badiu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Badiu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badiu.

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