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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu
- Hyphenation: ma‧lan‧dro
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly a back-formation from malandrino.
Adjective
malandro (feminine malandra, masculine plural malandros, feminine plural malandras)
- mischievous, naughty
- deceitful, treacherous
Noun
malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)
- a swindler (someone who obtains money by deceiving others)
1978, Chico Buarque, “Homenagem ao Malandro ”, in Chico Buarque, Phonogram:Mas o malandro pra valer não espalha / Aposentou a navalha / Tem mulher e filho e tralha e tal- But the real scoundrel doesn't spread / He's retired his blade / Has got a wife and son and stuff and such
- a scoundrel, a rascal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
malandro
- first-person singular present indicative of malandrar
Further reading
- “malandro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “malandro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “malandro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “malandro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Back-formation from malandrino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlandɾo/
- Rhymes: -andɾo
- Syllabification: ma‧lan‧dro
Noun
malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)
- (colloquial, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Andes, Uruguay, obsolete in Argentina) delinquent
- Synonyms: delincuente, (Chile) maleado
Noun
malandro m (plural malandros)
- (colloquial, Chile) delinquent
Adjective
malandro (feminine malandra, masculine plural malandros, feminine plural malandras)
- (colloquial, Paraguay, Peru) delinquent
Descendants
Further reading