maloqueiro
Portuguese, noun/ma.loˈke(j).ɾu/
maloqueiro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a tatterdemalion (someone who wears tattered, shabby clothing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does maloqueiro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea tatterdemalion (someone who wears tattered, shabby clothing)
- 2
masculinea brute (someone who is rude and coarse)
- 3
masculinea criminal, bandit
- 4
masculinesomeone, especially a youngster or a child, who works for criminals
- 5
masculinean untrustworthy individual
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of maloqueiro
- maloqueiros plural
- maloqueira feminine
- maloqueiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maloqueiro?
- Brazil /ma.loˈke(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [ma.loˈke(ɪ̯).ɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maloqueiro in Portuguese?
maloqueiro appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).