cagueta

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From caguete.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɡwe.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɡwe.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɡwe.tɐ/ [kɐˈɣwe.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧gue‧ta

Noun

cagueta m or f by sense (plural caguetas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) snitch, informer

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɡwɛ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɡwɛ.ta/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɡwɛ.tɐ/ [kɐˈɣwɛ.tɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧gue‧ta

Verb

cagueta

  1. inflection of caguetar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɡeta/ [kaˈɣ̞e.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ca‧gue‧ta

Noun

cagueta f (plural caguetas)

  1. (vulgar) chicken, wuss (coward)
    Synonyms: cagado, cagón, cobarde, gallina

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