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Portuguese · Joy & Hype

Irado

ee-RAH-doo · /i.ˈɾa.du/

Awesome / rad / killer

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"Enraged / furious"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

"Enraged" flipped to mean "rad" — a great show, a cool bike, an epic trip. "Ficou irado" = "it turned out awesome." A touch retro/2000s but alive and well, especially in Rio. Clean and upbeat.

Heard in the wild

A tatuagem ficou irada, cara!

The tattoo came out killer, man!

Where it lands

Brazil (universal); Rio flavor.

Quick answers

What does "Irado" mean?
In Portuguese, "Irado" means "Awesome / rad / killer". Literally it's "Enraged / furious". "Enraged" flipped to mean "rad" — a great show, a cool bike, an epic trip. "Ficou irado" = "it turned out awesome." A touch retro/2000s but alive and well, especially in Rio. Clean and upbeat.
Is "Irado" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "Irado"?
Say it "ee-RAH-doo" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: i.ˈɾa.du.

Related in Portuguese

Do caralho doo kah-RAH-lyoo Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere Que massa! keh MAH-sah How cool! / Awesome! Da hora dah OH-rah Cool / awesome / sweet Sinistro see-NEES-troo Sick! / Insane! (both awesome and scary) Que foda! keh FOH-dah Badass! / Awesome! — OR 'that's rough' (context flips it) Arrasou! ah-hah-ZOH You nailed it! / You killed it! / Slay!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "That's awesome".

how to say "That's awesome" →

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