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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "BREH" (as in "bread") + "oh" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

A strong burst of anger or frustration that hits when something pushes you completely over the edge. In Spain, cabreo is the word for that seething irritation you carry around after something went seriously wrong, the kind of mood that takes a while to come down from.

Examples

Lleva un cabreo tremendo porque le cancelaron el vuelo.

He has been in a terrible rage since they cancelled his flight.

Se fue del chat con un cabreo que duró tres días.

He left the group chat in a fury and stayed angry for three days.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Chile
Bandera de España
Bandera de México
Furia
Bandera de México
Coraje

To go at something with maximum energy and total commitment, no half-measures and no reservations. Used across Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. When you "le das con todo," you hold nothing back and leave everything on the table.