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Portuguese
Etymology
From maloca + -eiro.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧quei‧ro
Noun
maloqueiro m (plural maloqueiros, feminine maloqueira, feminine plural maloqueiras)
- a tatterdemalion (someone who wears tattered, shabby clothing)
- Synonym: maltrapilho
- a brute (someone who is rude and coarse)
- Synonyms: bruto, animal
- a criminal, bandit
- Synonyms: criminoso, bandido
- someone, especially a youngster or a child, who works for criminals
- Synonym: pivete
- an untrustworthy individual