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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cabron (cabra + -on (augmentative suffix)). Compare Spanish cabrón, Catalan cabró, Italian caprone, Venetan cavron. By surface analysis, cabra + -ão
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ca‧brão
Noun
cabrão m (plural cabrões)
- billy goat; masculine equivalent of cabra (“goat”)
- (colloquial) Augmentative of cabra
- (derogatory) cuckold (deceived husband or partner)
- (Portugal, offensive) bastard, motherfucker (An extremely contemptible person)
Descendants