vilão

Alternative forms

• vilaõ, villaõ, villão (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vilão, from Medieval Latin villanus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla (“country house”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.ˈlɐ̃w̃/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ˈlɐ̃õ/
• Hyphenation: vi‧lão

Noun

vilão m (plural vilãos or vilães or vilões, feminine vilã, feminine plural vilãs, feminine viloa, feminine plural viloas)

1. villain (a vile, wicked person)
2. villain (bad person in a work of fiction)

   Synonyms: antagonista, bandido, malfeitor

   Antonyms: herói, mocinho, protagonista

3. something which causes a problem
4. (historical) villein (a feudal tenant)
5. (obsolete) a non-noble who lives in a city or village

Adjective

vilão m (plural vilãos, plural vilões, plural vilães, feminine vilã, feminine plural vilãs, feminine viloa, feminine plural viloas)

1. villainous (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
2. coarse (lacking refinement)
3. vile; wicked
4. (obsolete) village or city-dwelling