"mentecapto" meaning in All languages combined

See mentecapto on Wiktionary

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/ [Brazil], /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/ [Brazil], /mẽ.teˈkap.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /mẽ.tɨˈka.ptu/ [Portugal] Forms: mentecapta [feminine], mentecaptos [masculine, plural], mentecaptas [feminine, plural], mentecato [alternative, dated]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|la|mente captus|lit=captured in the mind}} Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”) Head templates: {{pt-adj}} mentecapto (feminine mentecapta, masculine plural mentecaptos, feminine plural mentecaptas)
  1. (derogatory) crazy, insane Tags: derogatory Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano, pirado
    Sense id: en-mentecapto-pt-adj-Z1UgROvv
  2. (derogatory) ignorant, imbecilic Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-mentecapto-pt-adj-zz4OSxPA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 89 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 90 4 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 63 28 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/ [Brazil], /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/ [Brazil], /mẽ.teˈkap.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /mẽ.tɨˈka.ptu/ [Portugal] Forms: mentecaptos [plural], mentecapta [feminine], mentecaptas [feminine, plural], mentecato [alternative, dated]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|la|mente captus|lit=captured in the mind}} Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} mentecapto m (plural mentecaptos, feminine mentecapta, feminine plural mentecaptas)
  1. (derogatory) a madman or crazy person Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano
    Sense id: en-mentecapto-pt-noun-mGzW-xMN
  2. (derogatory) an imbecile Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-mentecapto-pt-noun-kOWcmKSd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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