malino
Portuguese, adjective/maˈlĩ.nu/
malino is spelled M-A-L-I-N-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written Portuguese, the 220,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Malino is a Portuguese adjective meaning “mischievous, naughty (tending to misbehave or act badly)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does malino mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obsoletealternative form of maligno
- 2
Brazilmischievous, naughty (tending to misbehave or act badly)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. que mexe nas coisas sem autorização, buliçoso 2. ortografia antiga de maligno
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 malino
- malina feminine
- malinos masculine plural
- malinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malino?
- Brazil /maˈlĩ.nu/
- Portugal /mɐˈli.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is malino in Portuguese?
malino appears about once in every 63 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).