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):(file)
  • 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 (extremely contemptible person)

Descendants

  • Macanese: cabrám
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