Home › Words › C › capangacapangacapanga means A thug or bodyguard in Brazil.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, capanga ranks #11,547 of 42,789 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Brazilian Portuguese capanga.nounA thug or bodyguard in Brazil.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.jagunço 66% match — A hired gunman in backland Brazil; a militiaman or bodyguard; a bandit or outlaw. vs capanga →goonda 57% match — A hired thug. vs capanga →cangaceiro 57% match — A type of nomadic bandit in Northeast Brazil. vs capanga →muscleman 56% match — A bodyguard. vs capanga →goon 56% match — A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence. vs capanga →pikeguard 55% match — A passegarde (neck guard). vs capanga →capa 54% match — A Spanish cloak. vs capanga →cangaceira 53% match — A female cangaceiro. vs capanga →