malandro
English
Etymology
From Spanish malandro.
Noun
malandro (plural malandros)
- A young criminal, punk, or thug in Venezuela or Brazil; one conscious of image and status, preoccupied with projecting coolness and non-conformity, and willing to use violence to establish social status.
References
- http://coa.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/2/107?ck=nck
Anagrams
- mandorla
Portuguese
Etymology
Back-formation from malandrino.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlɐ̃.dɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlɐ̃.dɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾu
- Hyphenation: ma‧lan‧dro
Adjective
malandro (feminine malandra, masculine plural malandros, feminine plural malandras)
- mischievous, naughty
- deceitful, treacherous
Noun
malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)
- scoundrel, crook, rascal
- lazy, someone who takes advantage of others instead of working in order to get by
Derived terms
- malandrar
- arroz malandro
- malandragem
Spanish
Etymology
Back-formation from malandrino.
Noun
malandro m (plural malandros, feminine malandra, feminine plural malandras)
- (colloquial, Venezuela) young delinquent
- Synonyms: delincuente, (Chile) maleado
- (colloquial, Uruguay, masculine only) delinquent
- (colloquial, Mexico) young thug
Descendants
- → English: malandro
Further reading
- “malandro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014