What is the meaning of caralho in Portuguese?

Read the Portuguese Dictionary meaning of caralho,part of speech of caralho, synonyms of caralho, antonyms of caralho, words derived from caralho, examples of caralho usage, alternate forms of caralho, word forms of caralho, history of caralho, pronounciation of caralho, abbreviation forms of caralho below:

Portuguese Dictionary Word Meaning of caralho

1.1 fuck!

Part of Speech - Portuguese Dictionary word caralho

caralho is a Interjection. A word or phrase expressing strong emotion or sudden exclamatory remarks

Portuguese Dictionary Word Forms of caralho

1. caralho! (canonical)

History of caralho

The etymology is uncertain, but the most plausible source on the basis of both semantics and historical phonology appears to be unattested Vulgar Latin *c(h)araculum, which would have been a Latinized diminutive of Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “stick”). Another possibility is Late Latin cassus or its diminutive, carassus (“empty”), eventually used to describe a crow's nest on a ship. Certain cognates include Spanish carajo, Galician carallo and Catalan carall. Attempts to attribute Italian same-meaning cazzo to the same etymon fail on phonological grounds, as the /r/ of carajo (or its absence in cazzo) remains unexplained, and no Latin phonological sequence develops as both /x/ in Spanish and /tts/ in Italian. Doublet of carago.

Portuguese Dictionary Prnounciation of caralho

/kaˈɾa.ʎu/