"mau" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmaw/ [Portugal] Audio: Pt mau.ogg Forms: [feminine], maus [masculine, plural], más [feminine, plural], pior [comparative], péssimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic. Cognate with Galician mao and Spanish malo. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|mao|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese mao, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|mao}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, {{inh|pt|la|malus}} Latin malus, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|-}} Proto-Italic, {{cog|gl|mao}} Galician mao, {{cog|es|malo}} Spanish malo Head templates: {{pt-adj|comp=pior|f=má|sup=péssimo}} mau (feminine má, masculine plural maus, feminine plural más, comparable, comparative pior, superlative péssimo)
  1. bad Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-mau-pt-adj-LwXUtonS
  2. evil, wicked Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-mau-pt-adj-Trt5fPrE
  3. harmful Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-mau-pt-adj-WJBO~8sw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: má-criação, má-formação, mau-olhado, maus-tratos Related terms: mal, mal-, maldade, maldição, maltratar

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmaw/ [Portugal] Audio: Pt mau.ogg Forms: maus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic. Cognate with Galician mao and Spanish malo. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|mao|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese mao, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|mao}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, {{inh|pt|la|malus}} Latin malus, {{inh|pt|itc-pro|-}} Proto-Italic, {{cog|gl|mao}} Galician mao, {{cog|es|malo}} Spanish malo Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} mau m (plural maus)
  1. a bad person Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mau-pt-noun-49-mVWi5 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 4 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic. Cognate with Galician mao and Spanish malo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "mau m (plural maus)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mau"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hang out with good people and you'll be better than them; hang out with bad people and you'll be worse than them.",
          "text": "Junta-te aos bons e serás melhor que eles; junta-te aos maus e serás pior que eles.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bad person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aw"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mal (Brazil)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Pt mau.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Pt_mau.ogg/Pt_mau.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Pt_mau.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mau"
}

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