cabrón

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and 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)

1. billy goat

   Synonyms: bode, castrón

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

Related terms

• cabra
• cabro

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
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• 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

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbɾon/ [kaˈβ̞ɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

cabrón m (plural cabrones)

1. billy goat

Synonyms

• 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

1. (Puerto Rico slang) super cool

Related terms

• cabra
• cabro
• cabronazo