What’s up?! Do you know how to curse in Portuguese? Today we have a really fun way to learn Portuguese! We are going to teach you Portuguese Swear Words. In this Dica, you will learn bad words in Portuguese: swear words and phrases, their meanings and even the f word! But don’t tell them to your family, ok? Let’s keep it a secret between your Portuguese teachers and you!
To really embrace and master a language you have to know a lot about its culture and daily life, right? For you to be the closest you can to being Brazilian, you must learn how to swear in Portuguese. We are going to teach you some bad words, but you have to be very careful with how you’ll use them, okay?
It’s very important to know that if you use Portuguese swear words in formal contexts, it probably will be seen as either intentionally insulting or a total lack of manners and you’ll get in trouble. Save this special knowledge to joke around with your friends and for use in informal contexts.
| Boquete | Blow job | |
| Caralho | Cock / Wow | |
| Do caralho | Fucking awesome | |
| Foda | Fuck / Fucking good / Terrible | |
| Foda-se | Fuck this shit | |
| Foder | To fuck | |
| Nem fodendo | No fucking way | |
| Pau | Dick | |
| Pica | Cock | |
| Porra | Fuck / Wow / Shit | |
| Porra nenhuma | Not a fucking thing | |
| Pra caralho | Fucking | |
| Puta merda | Holy shit | |
| Puta que pariu | For fuck’s sake | |
| Punheta | A wank | |
| Que porra é essa? | What the fuck is this? | |
| Teu cu | Your ass (used to disagree) | |
| Trepar | To fuck | |
| Olho do cu | Asshole | |
| Buceta | Cunt | |
| Xoxota | Pussy | |
| Sacanagem | Taking the piss | |
| Cacete/ Caceta | Cock / Wow | |
| Siririca | Finger-job |
Foda is our f word in Portuguese. It can either be used for something incredibly good, or incredibly bad. To understand which, you must analyze the context, ok?
| Arrombado | Sucker | |
| Babaca | Dickhead | |
| Brocha | Limp dick | |
| Bicha | Fag | |
| Boiola | Fag | |
| Cracudo | Junkie | |
| Filho da puta | Son of a bitch / Motherfucker | |
| Galinha | Slut | |
| Puta | Hoe | |
| Piranha | Bitch | |
| Vagabundo | Bum | |
| Viado | Fag | |
| Chupa meu pau! | Suck my dick! | |
| Vai pro caralho! | Fuck off! | |
| Vai se foder! | Go fuck yourself! | |
| Vai tomar no cu! | Up yours! | |
| Corno | Fool (person that gets betrayed in a relationship) | |
| Fodido | Fucked | |
| Cachorro (a) | Player/ Whore | |
| Canalha | Scumbag | |
| Escroto (a) | Asshole | |
| Trouxa | Jerk | |
| Vaca | Cow |
When Brazilians (Cariocas even more!) get angry, they love to combine swear words to create funny and intricate swear phrases in Portuguese. Let’s see some very common and funny ones to amplify our vocabulary!
Portuguese swears like bicha, boiola and viado cannot be used in any situation. Saying these words to a gay person is extremely offensive. You can only use the words bicha or viado (with this meaning) if you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community because they are reclaiming the word. After all, is not offensive at all to be homosexual, right? Cariocas often call each other viado without meaning homosexual.
All these words are offensive and you shouldn’t use it especially if you are talking directly to someone, but use instead when write paper talking about a situation. Don’t go using our lesson to be mean to people, we certainly don’t want to encourage that!
| Mijar | To piss | |
| Cagar | To take a shit | |
| Merda | Shit | |
| Monte de merda | Heap of shit | |
| Saco de merda | Shit bag | |
| Peido | Fart | |
| Encher o saco | To annoy someone |
That’s a fine list, isn’t it? So, have you heard any of these? Now you know how to curse, how to say the f word in Portuguese and all the variants! What was your reaction when you did? Tell us! If you want to practice, talk to us on Twitter! We love when our students try to use some bad words. It’s fucking hilarious!
See you next time, guys! Valeu!
Click on the links below to see more related Dicas
Portuguese Word Caralho
What Does Porra Mean in Portuguese?
The Expression Foda in Portuguese
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2 Responses
The elders in my family and my neighborhood spoke Portuguese. Occasionally I would hear one use a malediction that sounded like “ē couriche!” in situations where we might say “holy shit!” No matter who I asked to explain this to me, they either said, “it’s so bad I can’t tell you,” or “literally it means ‘lightning,’ but not really.” I am now well into Social Security age and would like to know what they were saying (and how it is spelled) before I die.
I think it’s “May lightning strike you.”