malvado

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Galician

Participle

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas)

  1. past participle of malvar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish malvado, from Old Occitan malvat, from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mal‧va‧do

Adjective

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas, comparable, comparative mais malvado, superlative o mais malvado or malvadíssimo)

  1. bad; evil; wicked

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan malvat, from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malˈbado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: mal‧va‧do

Adjective

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas)

  1. evil, wicked, mean, bad
    Synonym: perverso
    Antonym: bueno
    • 2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País:
      Cuando el hijo se lo explica todo al padre, este le pregunta: “¿Cómo has podido volverte tan malvado?”. “Malvado, quizá”, apostilla el narrador. “Pero feliz”.
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Descendants

  • Portuguese: malvado

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