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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin malevolus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛvulu
- Hyphenation: ma‧lé‧vo‧lo
Adjective
malévolo (feminine malévola, masculine plural malévolos, feminine plural malévolas)
- malevolent (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others)
- Antonym: benévolo
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin malevolus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlebolo/
- Rhymes: -ebolo
- Syllabification: ma‧lé‧vo‧lo
Adjective
malévolo (feminine malévola, masculine plural malévolos, feminine plural malévolas)
- malicious, evil
- Synonyms: maleado, maleante, maligno, malintencionado
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