cabreo

rage

noun kah-BREH-oh Rare

Also means

bad mood

Usage Note

Cabreo is colloquial Spanish (especially Spain) for a fit of anger or irritation — coger un cabreo ('to fly into a rage') and estar de cabreo ('to be in a foul mood') are standard phrases. It derives from cabrearse (to get angry), in turn from cabra (goat). It is informal and should be avoided in formal writing.

Examples

"Cogió un cabreo enorme cuando lo vio."

Natural Translation

He flew into a huge rage when he saw it.

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