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homem das cavernas

Portuguese, noun/ˈõ.mẽj̃ das kaˈvɛʁ.nɐs/

homem das cavernas is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “caveman (early hominid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does homem das cavernas mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecaveman (early hominid)

  2. 2

    derogatorymasculinecaveman (a brutish or ignorant man)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. neandertal; o hominídeo Homo neanderthalensis 2. designação equivocada do ser humano pré-histórico do período paleolítico 3. pessoa bruta, que se comporta de forma incivilizada 4. pessoa de pensamentos, hábitos, costumes, etc., antigos, ultrapassados

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of homem das cavernas

  • homens das cavernas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce homem das cavernas?

  • Brazil /ˈõ.mẽj̃ das kaˈvɛʁ.nɐs/
  • Brazil [ˈõ.mẽɪ̯̃ das kaˈvɛɦ.nɐs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to homem das cavernas

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.