ladrão

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See also: ladraõ

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese ladron, from Latin latrōnem (highwayman, brigand).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧drão

Noun

ladrão m (plural ladrões, feminine ladra or (colloquial) ladrona or (colloquial) ladroa, feminine plural ladras or (colloquial) ladronas or (colloquial) ladroas)

  1. thief
  2. dishonest person; treater
Descendants

Interjection

ladrão!

  1. (Brazil, games, sports) man on!

Etymology 2

Verb

ladrão

  1. Obsolete spelling of ladram.