ladrão

ladrão

See also: ladraõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ladraõ (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ladron, from Latin latrōnem, accusative of latrō (“highwayman, brigand”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ˈðɾɐ̃w̃/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.ˈdɾɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: la‧drão

Noun

ladrão m (plural ladrões, feminine ladra or (colloquial) ladrona or (colloquial) ladroa)

1. thief

Descendants

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• Angolar: ladron (borrowing)
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: ladron
• Indo-Portuguese: laderan
• Malaccan Creole Portuguese: ladrang
• Principense: ladran

Interjection

ladrão!

1. (games, sports) man on!

Verb

ladrão

1. Obsolete spelling of ladram