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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cabron (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from cabra + -ón. Compare Portuguese cabrão, Spanish cabrón, Catalan cabró.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈbɾoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: ca‧brón
Noun
cabrón m (plural cabróns, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)
- billy goat
- Synonyms: bode, castrón, godallo
- tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)
- (vulgar, derogatory) cuckold
- (vulgar, derogatory) bastard, motherfucker
- (vulgar, derogatory) gay man
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cabron”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cabrõ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabrón”, 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), “cabrón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabrón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Augmentative of cabra. Compare Portuguese cabrão, Italian caprone, Venetan cavron, Catalan cabró.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈbɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ca‧brón
Noun
cabrón m (plural cabrones)
- billy goat
- Synonym: cabro
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 19:Para asistir al aquelarre es preciso ser Brujo y rendir homenaje al cabrón que lo preside, el cual, en los días de reunión, se coloca a la entrada de la cueva.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
cabrón m (plural cabrones, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)
- (derogatory) coward
- (Mexico, Central America, Spain, Puerto Rico, vulgar, derogatory) bastard, motherfucker (compare English jackass)
- (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, vulgar, derogatory) cuckold
- (Latin America, derogatory) pimp (prostitution solicitor)
- (Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, informal) mate, dude (term of endearment between friends)
- ¿Qué onda, cabrón? ― What's up, dude?
- Buenos días, cabrón! ― Good morning, mate!
Adjective
cabrón (feminine cabrona, masculine plural cabrones, feminine plural cabronas)
- (Puerto Rico slang) super cool
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