Capetão

Portuguese

Etymology

From capetão (literally “big devil”), as a pun on Capitão, a nickname used by his supporters.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.peˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ka.peˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.pɨˈtɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Homophone: capetão
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧pe‧tão

Proper noun

Capetão m

  1. (Brazil, derogatory) nickname for Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955), former president of Brazil
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Jair Bolsonaro
    • 2021 August 24, Altamiro Borges, “O “fantasma da cadeia” apavora Bolsonaro [The “jail ghost” scares Bolsonaro]”, in Vermelho‎[1], Brasília, archived from the original on 24 August 2021:
      Jair Bolsonaro não teme apenas sofrer impeachment – traído até pelos aliados de ocasião do Centrão e pelos ressentidos generais – ou ser derrotado nas eleições de 2022. O “capetão” e os seus filhotes 01 (Flávio Rachadinha), 02 (Carluxo Pitbull) e 03 (Dudu Bananinha) temem ser presos.
      Jair Bolsonaro not only fears being impeached – betrayed by his occasional big tent allies and the resentful generals – or being defeated at the 2022 elections. The “Capetão” and his cubs 01 (Flávio Rachadinha), 02 (Carluxo Pitbull) and 03 (Dudu Bananinha) are afraid of being arrested.
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