Masculine

moleque

Meaning

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

Concepts

urchin
boy
👦
hide
skin
Synonyms

pivete
28k
gaiato
😄
fedelho
C2
garotinho
28k
garoto
B2
👦
guri
infante
jovem
A2

lad

mancebo
👦
menino
A2
👦
mocinho
baixinho
C2
pequerrucho

petitinho

petiz

piquiticu

pueril
🧒

putinho

rapaz
A1
👦
rapazinho
C1

rapazote

young male

moço
C2
👦

catatau

Translations

garnement
gamin
monello
gamín
Bengel
bengel

διαβολάκι

gamina
marrec
Balg
murri
xic
Junge
👦
Knabe
galifardeu
Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/muˈlɛ.ki/
Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu
muleke
In summary

Borrowed from Kimbundu muleke (“boy”).

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