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malicioso.

malicious (of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ma.li.siˈo.zu/Brazil/ma.liˈsjo.zu/Brazil/mɐ.liˈsjo.zu/Portugal
  1. malicious (of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite)

  2. raunchy, naughty, dirty (sexually indecent)

    especially
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin malitia Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin malitiōsuslbor. Portuguese malicioso Learned borrowing from Latin malitiōsus.

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