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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu
- Hyphenation: ma‧lan‧dro
Etymology 1
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)
- scoundrel, crook, rascal
- lazy, someone who takes advantage of others instead of working in order to get by
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Etymology 2
Verb
malandro
- first-person singular present indicative of malandrar
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) young delinquent
- Synonyms: delincuente, (Chile) maleado
- (colloquial, Uruguay, masculine only) delinquent
- (colloquial, Mexico) young thug
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