cagaço

Portuguese

Etymology

From cagar +‎ -aço. Compare Spanish cagazo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɡa.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɡa.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɡa.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɡa.su/ [kɐˈɣa.su]

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ca‧ga‧ço

Noun

cagaço m (plural cagaços)

1. (colloquial) fright
2. (colloquial) stroke of luck