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The English equivalent of the Portuguese phrase 'Cala boca sapa' is the following: Shut [your] mouth. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'cala' means 'shut'; 'boca' means 'mouth'. A less literal translation of the phrase into English is the following: Shut up; or Be quiet. The phrase isn't as politely said as it could be. So it isn't the exact equivalent of the politeness in English of 'be quiet'. The literal meaning in English of the Portuguese word 'sapa' is the following: sap [of a tree], narrow trench, or shovel. So it's possible that the speaker is calling the listener a 'sap'. Or the word may be a nickname, or some very localized slang. It also is possible that the word really is 'sapo', which is Portuguese for 'toad'.

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"Cala boca sapa" is a Brazilian Portuguese expression that loosely translates to "shut up, frog." It is a dismissive phrase used to silence someone or to indicate annoyance.

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