cacete

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kct (Brazil, Internet slang)

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from caço +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈse.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈse.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈse.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈse.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: ca‧ce‧te

Noun

cacete m (plural cacetes)

1. bat or stick used to beat someone up

   Synonyms: moca, porrete

2. (Portugal, some parts of South Brazil) refers to some types of bread, especially French bread

   Synonyms: bisnaga, cacetinho

3. (vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

4. (Brazil, informal, vulgar) ass beating (act of beating someone up)

   Dei um cacete nele. ― I gave him an ass beating.

Derived terms

• caceta
• cacetada
• cacetear
• caceteiro
• cacetinho
• descer o cacete

 

Interjection

cacete!

1. (Brazil, informal, vulgar) intensifier; demonstrates anger; fuck

   Synonym: caralho

Further reading

• “cacete”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024