cabrão

Portuguese

Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese cabron (cabra +‎ -on (augmentative suffix)). Compare Spanish cabrón, Catalan cabró, Italian caprone, Venetan cavron. By surface analysis, cabra +‎ -ão

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈbɾɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈbɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbɾɐ̃w̃/ [kɐˈβɾɐ̃w̃]

    • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
    • Hyphenation: ca‧brão

    Noun

    cabrão m (plural cabrões)

    1. billy goat; masculine equivalent of cabra (“goat”)
    2. (colloquial) augmentative of cabra
    3. (derogatory) cuckold (deceived husband or partner)
    4. (Portugal, vulgar, offensive) bastard, motherfucker (extremely contemptible person)

    Descendants

    • Macanese: cabrám

    Further reading

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