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Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. Maybe from maluco (“moluccan”) - see Moluccas - or from a diminutive of malo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)
- crazy, mad
- Synonyms: doido, louco, marado
- O Tom ficou maluco? ― Has Tom become crazy?
Noun
maluco m (plural malucos)
- (Brazil, slang) guy; dude (male person)
Spanish
Adjective
maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)
- Diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather
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