cabuloso
Portuguese, adjective/ka.buˈlo.zu/
cabuloso is spelled C-A-B-U-L-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cabuloso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “freaky; spooky; awesome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cabuloso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilinformalfreaky; spooky; awesome
- 2
Brazilinformalcomplicated; difficult to understand
Ser mecânico é uma profissão cabulosa.
- 3
Brazilinformalunlikeable; antipathetic
- 4
Brazilinformalmonotonous; tiresome; boring
- 5
Brazilinformalcarrying bad luck; unlucky
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cabuloso
- cabulosa feminine
- cabulosos masculine plural
- cabulosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cabuloso?
- Brazil /ka.buˈlo.zu/
- Portugal /kɐ.buˈlo.zu/
- Portugal [kɐ.βuˈlo.zu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cabuloso in Portuguese?
cabuloso appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).