cabuloso

Portuguese

Etymology

From cábula (“bad luck”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.buˈlo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.buˈlo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.buˈlo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.buˈlo.zu/ [kɐ.βuˈlo.zu]

• Hyphenation: ca‧bu‧lo‧so

Adjective

cabuloso (feminine cabulosa, masculine plural cabulosos, feminine plural cabulosas, metaphonic) (Brazil, informal)

1. freaky; spooky; awesome
2. complicated; difficult to understand
3. unlikeable; antipathetic
4. monotonous; tiresome; boring
5. carrying bad luck; unlucky

References

• “cabuloso”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “cabuloso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cabuloso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025