Bug

"Bug" in Portuguese

bichinho

(a colloquial name for insect)

bichinho

(an enthusiasm for something)

bicho

(a colloquial name for insect)

bug

(problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))

defeito

(problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))

erro

(problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))

escuta

(an electronic listening device)

falha

(problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))

grampo

(an electronic listening device)

hemíptero

(an insect of the order Hemiptera)

micróbio

(contagious illness, bacteria, virus)

ânimo

(an enthusiasm for something)

chatear

(to annoy)

grampear

(to install an electronic listening device in)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.