cabrón

See also: Cabron

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): /kaˈβɾoŋ/

Noun

cabrón m (plural cabróns, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)

1. billy goat

   Synonyms: bode, castrón, godallo

2. tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)
3. (vulgar, derogatory) cuckold
4. (vulgar, derogatory) bastard, motherfucker
5. (vulgar, derogatory) gay man

Related terms

• cabra
• cabro

References

• “cabron” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cabrõ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cabrón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cabrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cabrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Augmentative of cabra. Compare Portuguese cabrão, Italian caprone, Venetian cavron, Catalan cabró.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbɾon/ [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ca‧brón

Noun

cabrón m (plural cabrones)

1. billy goat

   Synonym: cabro

Noun

cabrón m (plural cabrones, feminine cabrona, feminine plural cabronas)

1. (derogatory) coward
2. (vulgar, derogatory, Central America, Spain, Puerto Rico) bastard, motherfucker (compare English jackass)
3. (vulgar, derogatory, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba) cuckold
4. (derogatory, Latin America) pimp (prostitution solicitor)
5. (informal, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico) 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)

1. (Puerto Rico slang) super cool

Related terms

• cabra
• cabro
• cabronazo

 

Further reading

• “cabrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014