What does calão in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word calão in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use calão in Portuguese.
The word calão in Portuguese means slang, argot, de baixo calão, baixo calão, linguagem de baixo nível, palavra de baixo calão para negros. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word calão
slangsubstantivo masculino (vocabulário rude, grosseiro) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
argotnoun (Gallicism (jargon, secret language) (França: jargão, linguagem secreta) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) The prisoners communicated in an argot which was unintelligible to the guards. |
de baixo calãoadjective (language: obscene) (locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.) A esquete estava cheia de palavras de baixo calão. The comic's routine was full of bad language. |
baixo calãonoun (vulgar use of words) (palavras vulgares) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) That kind of coarse language is not appropriate in front of your mother. |
linguagem de baixo nívelnoun (figurative (explicit or obscene words) (palavras explícitas ou obscenas) |
palavra de baixo calão para negrosnoun (euphemism (see note) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) |
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