malandragem
Portuguese, noun/ma.lɐ̃ˈdɾa.ʒẽj̃/
malandragem is spelled M-A-L-A-N-D-R-A-G-E-M (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malandragem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the practice of swindling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade de quem é malandro”.
What does malandragem mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe practice of swindling
- 2
femininea group of swindlers
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade de quem é malandro 2. ato próprio de malandro 3. vida de malandro 4. conjunto de malandros
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of malandragem
- malandragens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malandragem?
- Brazil /ma.lɐ̃ˈdɾa.ʒẽj̃/
- Brazil [ma.lɐ̃ˈdɾa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /mɐ.lɐ̃ˈdɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is malandragem in Portuguese?
malandragem appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).