Swear words in Venezuela

“Arrecho” means furious in Venezuela, but means something very different elsewhere.

The 10 most-used swear words in Venezuela, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   coño e’ madre KO-nyo eh MAH-drehYour mother’s c***.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   mamagüevo ma-ma-GWEH-voC***sucker.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   verga VEHR-gaDick. “¡Qué verga!” = what the hell.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   coño KO-nyoDamn!
   Rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   jalabolas ha-la-BO-lasBall-puller. A suck-up.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   güevón gweh-VONIdiot.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   pajúo pa-HOO-oFool.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   arrecho a-RREH-choFurious.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    becerro beh-SEH-rroCalf. A clueless fool.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    ¡naguará! na-gwa-RAWow! Damn!
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it