carajo

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Contents 1 Spanish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Usage notes

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

Probably related to Italian cazzo from Latin capitium (“‘small head’”) from căpŭt (“‘head’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaˈɾaxo/

[edit] Noun

carajo m. (plural carajos)

1. (Spain) penis
2. crow’s nest

[edit] Synonyms

• chota f.
• garompa f.
• pene m.
• papirola f.
• picha f.
• pico m.
• pija f.
• pipe m.
• pirula f.
• pirulo m.
• pito m.
• polla f.
• poronga f.
• poste m.
• tranca f.
• verga f.

[edit] Interjection

carajo

1. (South America, Northwestern Spain) a term of discontentment; fuck

   ¿Qué carajo quieres? (“What the fuck do you want?”)

   ¡Vete al carajo! (“Go to hell!”)

   ¡Carajo! (“Fuck!”)

   Me importa un carajo. (“I don’t give a fuck.”)

   ¡Váyanse al carajo cien veces, yanquis de mierda! (“Go to hell a hundred times, Yankee turds!”(Hugo Chávez about George W. Bush))

[edit] Usage notes

This is considered to be a taboo word by many in South America and is euphemized replacing it with caramba or carrizo depending on the context and the country.