cabré

/kəˈbɹeɪ//ˈkɑː.bɹeɪ/

adjective

Rearing; forcené.

OriginFrench cabré →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative cabre

  1. governmentRearing; forcené.

    [...] 2, gules, two joined hands proper, parée purple, accompanied by three stars or (two in chief, and one in base); 3, gules, a horse, cabré argent; 4, azure, a ship with three masts proper, sails inflated,[…]

    1907, Cyrus Adler, Isidore Singer, The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, page 130
  2. aeronauticsWith the nose up and the tail down.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
forcené

Origin

  1. Frenchcabré
  2. Englishcabré

From French cabré, from cabrer (“to rear up”).

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cabré

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APA

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MLA

“cabré.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabr%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabré,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabr%C3%A9.

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