maluco

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unknown. Maybe from maluco (moluccan)[1]- see Moluccas - or from a diminutive of malo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧lu‧co

Adjective

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maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)

  1. crazy, mad
    Synonyms: doido, louco, marado
    O Tom ficou maluco?Has Tom become crazy?

Noun

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maluco m (plural malucos)

  1. (Brazil, slang) guy; dude (male person)

References

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  1. ^ maluco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Adjective

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maluco (feminine maluca, masculine plural malucos, feminine plural malucas)

  1. diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather

Further reading

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