Bahia, the Northeast, Pernambuco
/ta.baˈku.dʊ/tah-bah-KOO-dooadjective
silly, idiot
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Northeastern insult for someone dim or slow on the uptake; both dictionaries label it Nordeste. It is a real put-down, so it belongs between friends joking or in an actual argument.
Cala a boca, seu tabacudo!
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Shut up, you idiot!
Ele é um menino meio tabacudo.
He is a somewhat silly boy.
Que ideia de tabacudo foi essa?
What kind of idiot idea was that?
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