cabrear

/kabɾeˈaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to annoy, bother, pester, to piss off, to make angry

😤 cabra + -ear = to 'goat' someone until they snap

Cabrear comes from cabra (goat) plus the verb ending -ear. Goats are stubborn and butt heads, so 'to goat' someone means to get on their nerves. Link cabra (goat) to being cabreado: fed up and angry.

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