cagallón

Galician

Alternative forms

• cagalhom, cagalhão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

cagalla (“dropping”) +‎ -ón. Compare Portuguese cagalhão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɣaˈʎoŋ/

Noun

cagallón m (plural cagallóns)

1. (vulgar) a large turd, excrement or dropping: horse shit; pig shit; large human shit

   Synonyms: cerollo, morolo, turullo, estravo, broada, zulla

2. (figurative, vulgar, slang) drunkenness

   Synonyms: turca, tana, tusca, faxurda, carpanta, lurpiada, lupanda, cántarca, trúpita, talanqueira, pítima

   Vou mamado de todo! Vaia cagallón que levo! (vulgar) ― "I'm totally sucked! What a big piece of shit I'm carrying!"

Related terms

• cagalla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cagallón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cagallón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cagallón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN