maluco
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. Maybe from maluco (“moluccan”) - see Moluccas - or from a diminutive of malo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlu.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlu.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈlu.ku/
- Hyphenation: ma‧lu‧co
Adjective
maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)
- crazy, mad
- O Tom ficou maluco? ― Has Tom become crazy?
- Synonyms: doido, louco, marado
Noun
maluco m (plural malucos)
- (Brazil, slang) guy; dude (male person)
Spanish
Adjective
maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)
- Diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather
Further reading
- “maluco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014