ladrón

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See also: ladron and Ladrón

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ladron, from Latin latrō. Cognate with Portuguese ladrão and Spanish ladrón.

Pronunciation

Noun

ladrón m (plural ladróns, feminine ladroa or ladra, feminine plural ladroas or ladras)

  1. thief, robber
    Coida o ladrón que todos o son (proverb)The thief thoughts that everybody also is one
    • 1929, Celestino García Romero, Inferno e gloria:
      Tamén os ladróns d'aquí n'están a boas co inferno. Se o puderan atafegar! O que n'ha ir alá pensa: se hai que haxa; se arde, deixá-lo arder. Pero o que ve que vai direitiño! Cánto s'alegraría que no'o houbese! Que non fose máis que contos de cregos para ganar un peso.
      The thieves here are also at odds with hell. If they could dose it! The one who isn't going to go there thinks: if it exists, let it exist; if it burns, let it burn. But the one that goes straight towards it, how much would he rejoice if it doesn't exists! That it is but priest's tales make to gain a fivepence.
  2. (horticulture, winemaking) a undesirable unfruitful sprout or shoot which steals nutrients

Adjective

ladrón (feminine ladroa or ladra, masculine plural ladróns, feminine plural ladroas or ladras)

  1. (rare) thievish, rogue

References

Ladino

Etymology

From Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrō.

Noun

ladrón m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאד׳רון, plural ladrones or ladroním)

  1. thief

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ladron, from Latin latrōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈdɾon/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: la‧drón

Adjective

ladrón (feminine ladrona, masculine plural ladrones, feminine plural ladronas)

  1. thievish
    Antonym: honrado

Noun

ladrón m (plural ladrones, feminine ladrona, feminine plural ladronas)

  1. thief, robber, crook
    Synonyms: bandido, ratero
  2. (Spain) adapter (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: ladron
  • Palenquero: lairón
  • Papiamentu: ladron
  • English: ladrone, ladron

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