[Rollee]

I will later witness this warm, broadly mustachioed man cradling a leukemia-ridden infant Iraqi boy, addressing him boisterously as "Cabron!" In my mind I am taken back 20 years, imagining this man lifting his own infant and addressing him as "Cabron!"

What does "cabron" mean? Is it a name that would be more appropriately applied to Ms. Penn? I could not read any more of this article.

[ClearCase_guy]

I went through the article twice. Here's a quick synopsis for you:

"blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, it was like being in a movie, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, you'll never work in this town again, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, "

[Becki]

What does "cabron" mean? Is it a name that would be more appropriately applied to Ms. Penn? I could not read any more of this article.

"Cabron" is an extremely derogatory term. However, it can be used among guys without meaning much.

It would be the equivilant of "mother f*****".

Becki

[Ichneumon]

What does "cabron" mean?

Spanish slang/vulgarity dictionary: http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/Spanish.html.

The word appears in two entries, both with and without the accent mark on the "o".

It's part of the extremely multi-lingual Alternative Dictionaries site, which also includes a very large glossary of English slang/vulgarities. It's a great site to browse for "colorful" idioms. For example the Spanish "ir a desgastar el petate" is an idiom for having sex, and literally translates as "to wear down the bedding".