cállate, gordo
/ˈkaʝate ˈɡoɾdo/word by word
The English phrase "shut up fat boy" is translated into Spanish as cállate, gordo.
This phrase is a rude command used to tell an overweight male to stop talking.
What does it mean word for word?
The word cállate is the command to shut up, while gordo functions as a vocative or noun to address the person directly as a fat boy or fat one.
Which one should you use?
You may encounter the form cállese, gordo, which uses the formal imperative. However, both versions remain insults because of the word gordo.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase cállate, gordo is highly informal and is considered an insult.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form cállate is the imperative command form of the reflexive verb callarse. In this phrase, the masculine adjective gordo is used as a noun to address the individual.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈkaʝate ˈɡoɾdo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, calling someone gordo or gorda is often used as an affectionate nickname between friends or family members, rather than a direct insult.
- The word gordo shares a distant ancestral connection with the English word 'gravity', as both trace back to roots involving weight and heaviness.
- Using the formal cállese with gordo creates a jarring contrast between polite grammar and a rude insult, which can make the phrase sound more sarcastic or mocking.
Examples in context
- Cállate, gordito/a.Shut up fat boy/girl
- Cállate, gordo, deja de hablar tanto.Shut up, fat boy, stop talking so much.
Example conversation
Two people are arguing in a school hallway.
- JavierDeja de decir tonterías.Stop saying silly things.
- Sofía¡Cállate, gordo!Shut up, fat boy!
- JavierNo me hables así, Sofía.Don't talk to me like that, Sofia.
- SofíaNo me importa lo que digas.I don't care what you say.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (cállate, gordo) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
