malandra

Italian

Etymology

From Latin malandria (“blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses”).

Noun

malandra f (plural malandre)

(veterinary medicine) malanders, a scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse

Further reading

malandra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

mandarla

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlɐ̃.dɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈlɐ̃.dɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈlɐ̃.dɾɐ/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɾɐ

Noun

malandra f (plural malandras)

female equivalent of malandro

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈlandɾa/ [maˈlãn̪.d̪ɾa]
Rhymes: -andɾa
Syllabification: ma‧lan‧dra

Noun

malandra f (plural malandras)

female equivalent of malandro, a certain type of delinquent or thug

Further reading

“malandra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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