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wop

Portuguese translation: carcamano

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English term or phrase:wop
Portuguese translation:carcamano
Entered by: Oliver Simões

19:16 Mar 16, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: wop
"You tell your wop boyfriend to get his greasy hands off Centerpost."

According to a definition in the Urban Dictionary:

wop: (n) a racial slur for an Italian or person of Italian heritage. It is often said that this term comes from "With Out Papers" or "Working On Pavement," but it actually comes from the Italian word "guappo", meaning a swaggerer, pimp, or ruffian.

What would be an equivalent word/expression in PT-Br? I hate stereotypes, but I guess I have no choice. I thought of "mafioso". Any other suggestions that would be more to the point?
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 19:46
Carcamano
Explanation:
Ambas as expressões tem origem em palavras italianas e designam, pejorativamente, os italianos.
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Rafael Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 23:46
Grading comment
Obrigado, Rafael.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Carcamano
Rafael Ribeiro


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Carcamano


Explanation:
Ambas as expressões tem origem em palavras italianas e designam, pejorativamente, os italianos.


    https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcamano
    Reference: http://www.aulete.com.br/carcamano
Rafael Ribeiro
Brazil
Local time: 23:46
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Obrigado, Rafael.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Renata Telles
7 mins
  -> Obrigado.
agree  Silvia Aquino
1 hr
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agree  Matheus Chaud
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agree  Cris Sousa
1 day 5 hrs
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