Jabato

[Tomisimo]

Sosia used the word jabato in the Football thread. I had never heard it before and I wasn't able to find a lot of reliable info about it on the web. What does it mean and when can you use it? You can pretty much deduce what it means from the context, but I'd like to hear what the native speakers say, or any other info others can find. Thanks! :)

... mi reconocimiento a los alemanes, que se defendieron como jabatos y supieron perder con dignidad.

[María José]

I think it means brave, but I'm not 100% sure.

[sosia]

jabato is a young "jabali" (boar, wildboar).
So it's a person who inherits his features: young, powerfull, brave,fierce, and pincipally, difficult to catch when it's cornered.
There was a comic whose main character was called so el jabato (http://comicsenextincion.blogspot.com/2008/05/el-jabato-por-mora-y-darns.html)
saludos

[Tomisimo]

Thanks for the info, that helps explain it a lot better. :)

[poiuyt]

I looked it up on <snip> and this is what they said
1. Word:- jabato
Pronunciation:- [hah-bah’-to]
Meaning(s):- m. A young wild boar. -a.

1: Brave, bold. 2: (Carib. Mex.) Rude (grosero), gruff; ill-tempered (malhumorado).