moleque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu muleke (“boy”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈlɛ.ki/, /moˈlɛ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ke/

  • Rhymes: -ɛki
  • Hyphenation: mo‧le‧que

Noun

moleque m (plural moleques, feminine moleca, feminine plural molecas) (Brazil)

  1. brat, imp (naughty boy)
  2. (by extension) any boy or young man
  3. (by extension, derogatory) any male perceived as naughty, immature, or similar
  4. any funny or amusing person
  5. a magnet used to remove iron from gold powder
  6. (archaic) pickaninny

Derived terms

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