malvado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish malvado, from Old Occitan malvat, from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈva.du/ [maʊ̯ˈva.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mawˈva.do/ [maʊ̯ˈva.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /malˈva.du/ [maɫˈva.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: mal‧va‧do

Adjective

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas, comparable, comparative mais malvado, superlative o mais malvado or malvadíssimo)

  1. bad; evil; wicked

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Occitan malvat, from Late Latin malifātius (unfortunate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malˈbado/ [malˈβ̞a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: mal‧va‧do

Adjective

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas)

  1. evil, wicked, mean, bad
    Synonym: perverso
    Antonym: bueno
    • 2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País:
      Cuando el hijo se lo explica todo al padre, este le pregunta: “¿Cómo has podido volverte tan malvado?”. “Malvado, quizá”, apostilla el narrador. “Pero feliz”.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms

  • bruja malvada (wicked witch)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: malvado

References

Further reading

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