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Italian
Etymology
From Latin malandria (“blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlan.dra/
- Rhymes: -andra
- Hyphenation: ma‧làn‧dra
Noun
malandra f (plural malandre)
- (veterinary medicine) malanders, a scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse
Further reading
- malandra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
malandra f (plural malandras)
- female equivalent of malandro
Etymology 2
Verb
malandra
- inflection of malandrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlandɾa/
- Rhymes: -andɾa
- Syllabification: ma‧lan‧dra
Noun
malandra f (plural malandras)
- female equivalent of malandro, a certain type of delinquent or thug
Further reading