"capanga" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈpanɡa/, [kaˈpãŋ.ɡa] Forms: capangas [plural]
Rhymes: -anɡa Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese capanga. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|pt-BR|capanga}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese capanga Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} capanga m (plural capangas), {{tlb|es|slang|offensive}} (slang, offensive)
  1. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, rural Paraguay) boss, foreman Tags: Bolivia, Rioplatense, masculine, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-capanga-es-noun-SMBJBvES Categories (other): Bolivian Spanish, Paraguayan Spanish, Rioplatense Spanish
  2. (Rioplatense, Bolivia) bodyguard, goon Tags: Bolivia, Rioplatense, masculine, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-capanga-es-noun-Ke8eCX5r Categories (other): Bolivian Spanish, Rioplatense Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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