cafajeste

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.faˈʒɛs.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.faˈʒɛs.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.faˈʒɛʃ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.faˈʒɛs.te/

• Rhymes: -ɛst͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: ca‧fa‧jes‧te

Noun

cafajeste m or f by sense (plural cafajestes)

1. (Brazil, derogatory) churl; boor
2. (Brazil, derogatory) scoundrel
3. (Brazil, derogatory) man-eater; lady-killer (uncaring seducer)

Adjective

cafajeste m or f (plural cafajestes)

1. (Brazil, derogatory) despicable

Derived terms

• cafajestada
• cafajestagem

Further reading

• “cafajeste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “cafajeste”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “cafajeste”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024