"malandro" meaning in Portuguese

See malandro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾo/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Portugal] Forms: malandra [feminine], malandros [masculine, plural], malandras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly a back-formation from malandrino. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{back-formation|pt|malandrino|nocap=1}} back-formation from malandrino Head templates: {{pt-adj}} malandro (feminine malandra, masculine plural malandros, feminine plural malandras)
  1. mischievous, naughty
    Sense id: en-malandro-pt-adj-zDAT0CmR
  2. deceitful, treacherous
    Sense id: en-malandro-pt-adj-4DMTRR0X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾo/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Portugal] Forms: malandros [plural], malandra [feminine], malandras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly a back-formation from malandrino. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{back-formation|pt|malandrino|nocap=1}} back-formation from malandrino Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)
  1. a swindler (someone who obtains money by deceiving others) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-malandro-pt-noun-O7I366IE Categories (other): Portuguese back-formations Disambiguation of Portuguese back-formations: 15 5 54 26
  2. a scoundrel, a rascal Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-malandro-pt-noun-50KWengA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arroz malandro, malandragem, malandrar
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Brazil], /maˈlɐ̃.dɾo/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾu/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} malandro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of malandrar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: malandrar
    Sense id: en-malandro-pt-verb-L5oHIxzX Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, South American Spanish Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 0 19 3 65 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 20 2 70 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 22 4 65 Disambiguation of South American Spanish: 6 2 10 7 23 17 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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