cabron
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cabrón (“bastard, motherfucker”).[1]
Noun
cabron (plural cabrones)
- (in Hispanic contexts, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A term of abuse for a man; bastard, prick, asshole.
- 1935 [1927], B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, published 1969, page 160:
- Who ever would have thought them god-damned gringos and cabrones would use a skunk-hole for their headquarters?
References
- ^ “cabron, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.