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cabrón

See also: Cabron

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese cabron (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from cabra +‎ -ón. Compare Portuguese cabrão, Spanish cabrón, Catalan cabró.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cabrón m (plural cabróns, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)

  1. billy goat
    Synonyms: bode, castrón, godallo
  2. tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)
  3. (vulgar, derogatory) cuckold
  4. (vulgar, derogatory) bastard, motherfucker
  5. (vulgar, derogatory) gay man

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References edit

  • “cabron” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cabrõ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cabrón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cabrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cabrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Augmentative of cabra. Compare Portuguese cabrão, Italian caprone, Venetian cavron, Catalan cabró.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbɾon/ [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ca‧brón

Noun edit

cabrón m (plural cabrones)

  1. billy goat
    Synonym: cabro

Noun edit

cabrón m (plural cabrones, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)

  1. (derogatory) coward
  2. (vulgar, derogatory, Central America, Spain, Puerto Rico) bastard, motherfucker (compare English jackass)
  3. (vulgar, derogatory, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba) cuckold
  4. (derogatory, Latin America) pimp (prostitution solicitor)
  5. (informal, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico) mate, dude (term of endearment between friends)
    ¿Qué onda, cabrón? ― What's up, dude?
    Buenos días, cabrón! ― Good morning, mate!

Adjective edit

cabrón (feminine cabrona, masculine plural cabrones, feminine plural cabronas)

  1. (Puerto Rico slang) super cool

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