cabrón

== Galician == === Alternative forms === cabrom, cabrão (reintegrationist) === 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/ [kɑˈβ̞ɾoŋ] 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 ==== Related terms ==== cabra cabro === References === “cabrón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cabrón”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cabrón”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega 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 ("goat"). Compare Portuguese cabrão, Italian caprone, Venetan cavron, Catalan cabró. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbɾon/ [kaˈβ̞ɾõn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: ca‧brón === Noun === cabrón m (plural cabrones) billy goat Synonym: cabro === 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 (Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Bolivia, Puerto Rico) skilled (Mexico, Puerto Rico) complicated, difficult ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cabrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025