Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- o caralhinho (diminutive)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- (vulgar) my arse! / my ass! (when used at the end of a sentence)
- (vulgar) bullshit! (when used in responce to what someone else said)
Usage notes
[edit]Note that o caralho is much more vulgar than my arse; for less vulgar alternatives see below.
Synonyms
[edit]- o caraças (Portugal, less vulgar)
- o escambau (Brazil, less vulgar)
- o tanas (Portugal, less vulgar)
- os colhões (vulgar)
Further reading
[edit]- “o caralho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=o_caralho&oldid=88742667"
