meliante
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maleante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.li.ˈã.t(ʃ)i/
- Hyphenation: me‧li‧an‧te
Noun
meliante m, f (plural meliantes)
- delinquent, criminal, outlaw
- Synonyms: delinquente, bandido, criminoso
- layabout (someone who does not work)
- Synonym: vagabundo
- (figuratively) a despicable, shameless person