malandro

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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)

  1. mischievous, naughty
  2. deceitful, treacherous

Noun

malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)

  1. 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
  2. a scoundrel, a rascal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

malandro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of malandrar

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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)

  1. (colloquial, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Andes, Uruguay, obsolete in Argentina) delinquent
    Synonyms: delincuente, (Chile) maleado

Noun

malandro m (plural malandros)

  1. (colloquial, Chile) delinquent

Adjective

malandro (feminine malandra, masculine plural malandros, feminine plural malandras)

  1. (colloquial, Paraguay, Peru) delinquent

Descendants

  • English: malandro

Further reading