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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "GWAHL" (as in "Guam")/

Meaning

An untamed animal or a rough, wild person without any manners. In Argentina and Uruguay 'bagual' describes someone uneducated or difficult to deal with. Also a wild, unbroken horse of the pampas.

Examples

That guy is a brute, he doesn't know how to behave in a meeting.

The bagual neighbor blasts music until three in the morning.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Cateto

To smoke in Mexico and Guatemala. Casual, no-frills verb for the act of smoking a cigarette or anything smokeable. It also gets used in informal contexts for smoking weed. If someone steps outside every hour at the office, they pitan.