procaz

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin procācem (“bold, shameless, impudent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈkaθ/ [pɾoˈkaθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈkas/ [pɾoˈkas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pro‧caz

Adjective

procaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural procaces)

1. bold

   Synonyms: atrevido, intrépido

2. shameless

   Synonym: desvergonzado

Related terms

• procacidad

Further reading

• “procaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025