casa do caralho

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “home of the dick”, perhaps referring to men's underwear or, more likely, to a figurative far-away home, with the expletive added to express annoyance.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.zɐ du kaˈɾa.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.za do kaˈɾa.ʎo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.zɐ du kɐˈɾa.ʎu/ [ˈka.zɐ ðu kɐˈɾa.ʎu]

Proper noun

casa do caralho f (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar) bumfuck (a very remote place)
    Synonyms: puta que pariu, cu do mundo
    Acho que tô a fim de um cara que eu conheci online, mas ele mora na casa do caralho.
    I think I’ve got a crush on a guy I met online, but he lives in bumfuck nowhere.
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