ladrão

See also: ladraõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ladron, from Latin 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
  • Angolar: ladron (borrowing)
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: ladron
  • Indo-Portuguese: laderan
  • Malaccan Creole Portuguese: ladrang
  • Principense: ladran

Interjection

ladrão!

  1. (games, sports) man on!

Etymology 2

Verb

ladrão

  1. Obsolete spelling of ladram
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