cagazón

Spanish

Etymology

From cagar (“shit”) +‎ -zón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaɡaˈθon/ [ka.ɣ̞aˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaɡaˈson/ [ka.ɣ̞aˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧ga‧zón

Noun

cagazón f (plural cagazones)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, Central America, Paraguay, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) diarrhea
2. (by metonymically, vulgar, colloquial, Central America, Cuba, Venezuela) fear; fright

Further reading

• “cagazón” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010