carago
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾa.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾa.ɡu/ [kɐˈɾa.ɣu]
- Rhymes: -aɡu
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧go
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish carajo. Doublet of caralho.
Interjection
carago!
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Latin caraculus.
Noun
carago m (plural caragos)
- angelfish
- Synonyms: peixe-carago, peixe-frade
Further reading
- “carago”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “carago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Noun
carago m (genitive singular carago, plural caragothan)