Polyglot Dictionary

cagar

/kaˈɣaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (yo)
cago
preterite (yo)
cagué
past participle
cagado

Meaning

  1. to defecate; to mess up (vulgar)

    • Con esta decisión la hemos cagado.

      With this decision we've messed up.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

A crude word for defecating that is also used figuratively («cagarla» = to make a bad mistake). Vulgar in most contexts. Politer alternatives: «ir al baño», «equivocarse».

verbvulgar

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