mentecapto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mentecato (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.teˈkap.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽ.tɨˈka.ptu/

Adjective

mentecapto (feminine mentecapta, masculine plural mentecaptos, feminine plural mentecaptas)

(derogatory) crazy, insane
Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano, pirado
(derogatory) ignorant, imbecilic
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

mentecapto m (plural mentecaptos, feminine mentecapta, feminine plural mentecaptas)

(derogatory) a madman or crazy person
Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano
(derogatory) an imbecile
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

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