maluco

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlu.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈlu.ko/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧lu‧co

Adjective

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

maluco m (plural malucos)

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

References

  1. ^ “maluco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈluko/ [maˈlu.ko]
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: ma‧lu‧co

Adjective

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

  1. diminutive of malo; sick; under the weather

Further reading

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