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malandrino

Portuguese, noun/ma.lɐ̃ˈdɾĩ.nu/

malandrino is spelled M-A-L-A-N-D-R-I-N-O (10 letters). Malandrino is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “brigand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does malandrino mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialdishonest, crooked

noun

  1. 1

    colloquialmasculinebrigand

  2. 2

    colloquialmasculinerascal, rogue

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que tem hábitos ou modos de malandrim; que diz respeito a malandrim

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 malandrino

  • malandrina feminine
  • malandrinos masculine plural
  • malandrinas feminine plural
  • mais malandrino comparative
  • o mais malandrino superlative
  • malandriníssimo superlative
  • malandrininho diminutive
  • malandrinão augmentative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce malandrino?

  • Brazil /ma.lɐ̃ˈdɾĩ.nu/
  • Portugal /mɐ.lɐ̃ˈdɾi.nu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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