mentecapto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mentecato (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mente captus (literally “captured in the mind”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.teˈkap.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽ.teˈkap.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽ.tɨˈka.ptu/

Adjective

mentecapto (feminine mentecapta, masculine plural mentecaptos, feminine plural mentecaptas)

1. (derogatory) crazy, insane

   Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano, pirado

2. (derogatory) ignorant, imbecilic

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

mentecapto m (plural mentecaptos, feminine mentecapta, feminine plural mentecaptas)

1. (derogatory) a madman or crazy person

   Synonyms: doido, louco, maluco, insano

2. (derogatory) an imbecile

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Further reading

• “mentecapto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “mentecapto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025