mentecapto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

mentecapto (feminine mentecapta, masculine plural mentecaptos, feminine plural mentecaptas)

  1. (derogatory) crazy, insane
    Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano, pirado
  2. (derogatory) ignorant, imbecilic
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

mentecapto m (plural mentecaptos, feminine mentecapta, feminine plural mentecaptas)

  1. (derogatory) a madman or crazy person
    Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano
  2. (derogatory) an imbecile
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

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