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 (Northern Portugal):

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• 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, offensive) bastard, motherfucker (An extremely contemptible person)

Descendants

• Macanese: cabrám