maroto
Portuguese, adjective/maˈɾo.tu/
maroto is spelled M-A-R-O-T-O (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,685th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maroto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “naughty, mischievous, lewd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “esperto”.
What does maroto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
naughty, mischievous, lewd
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. esperto 2. malicioso
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 maroto
- marota feminine
- marotos masculine plural
- marotas feminine plural
- mais maroto comparative
- o mais maroto superlative
- marotíssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maroto?
- Brazil /maˈɾo.tu/
- Portugal /mɐˈɾo.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maroto in Portuguese?
maroto appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).