Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From tara +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation edit

 

Adjective edit

tarado (feminine tarada, masculine plural tarados, feminine plural taradas)

  1. crazy
    Synonyms: maluco, doido, louco
  2. sexually perverted
    Synonyms: pervertido, depravado

Participle edit

tarado (feminine tarada, masculine plural tarados, feminine plural taradas)

  1. past participle of tarar

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From tarar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taˈɾado/ [t̪aˈɾa.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: ta‧ra‧do

Adjective edit

tarado (feminine tarada, masculine plural tarados, feminine plural taradas)

  1. stupid, dumb
    Synonyms: tonto, estúpido, tarúpido, retrasado
  2. faulty, deficient
    Synonyms: dañado, defectuoso, deficiente, fallado, imperfecto, malogrado

Noun edit

tarado m (plural tarados, feminine tarada, feminine plural taradas)

  1. (colloquial) bozo, idiot, moron

Usage notes edit

  • Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts these adjectives each have a different degree of severity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in this rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive sense.

Related terms edit

Participle edit

tarado (feminine tarada, masculine plural tarados, feminine plural taradas)

  1. past participle of tarar

Further reading edit