desbocado

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “unmouthed”, from des- +‎ boca +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.boˈka.du/, /d͡ʒiz.boˈka.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.boˈka.du/, /d͡ʒiz.boˈka.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.boˈka.du/, /d͡ʒiʒ.boˈka.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.boˈka.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.buˈka.du/ [dɨʒ.βuˈka.ðu]

Adjective

desbocado (feminine desbocada, masculine plural desbocados, feminine plural desbocadas)

1. foul-mouthed (who uses obscene language)

   Synonyms: boca-suja, malcriado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desboˈkado/ [d̪ez.β̞oˈka.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: des‧bo‧ca‧do

Adjective

desbocado (feminine desbocada, masculine plural desbocados, feminine plural desbocadas)

1. (of a horse) runaway
2. (by extension) out of control
3. foul-mouthed

Participle

desbocado (feminine desbocada, masculine plural desbocados, feminine plural desbocadas)

1. past participle of desbocar

Further reading

• “desbocado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28