Polyglot Dictionary

cacete

/kaˈsetʃi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

plural
os cacetes

Meaning

  1. stick, club; damn (vulgar)

    • Que cacete, perdi o trem!

      Damn, I missed the train!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Usage notes

Literally a club or truncheon; in slang it is used like «damn» or for something annoying, and can refer crudely to the male organ. Mildly vulgar and very frequent in Brazil. Milder alternatives: «droga», «nossa», «poxa».

nounvulgar

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