capiroto
Portuguese
Etymology
Perhaps from capirote or from capeta (“devil”) + garoto (“boy”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.piˈɾo.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.piˈɾo.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.piˈɾo.tu/
- Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧ro‧to
Proper noun
capiroto m
- (colloquial, often humorous) the devil
Synonyms
- capeta; others (see Thesaurus:Satã)
Further reading
- “capiroto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “capiroto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026