matulo
Portuguese, adjective/maˈtu.lu/
matulo is spelled M-A-T-U-L-O (6 letters). Matulo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “rude, ill-mannered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que é vadio”.
What does matulo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rude, ill-mannered
- 2
vagrant
- 3
swollen, having bubos (inflamed lymph nodes due to infection such as tuberculosis or syphilis)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que é vadio 2. que tem um corpo grande, e modos rudes
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 matulo
- matula feminine
- matulos masculine plural
- matulas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matulo?
- Brazil /maˈtu.lu/
- Portugal /mɐˈtu.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.