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)
- thief
Descendants
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- Angolar: ladron (borrowing)
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: ladron
- Indo-Portuguese: laderan
- Malaccan Creole Portuguese: ladrang
- Principense: ladran
Interjection
ladrão!
- (games, sports) man on!
Verb
ladrão
- Obsolete spelling of ladram