vilão

Opposite of
herói, caprichado, esmerado, fino, benigno, bom, bondoso, campestre, rural, urbano
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/viˈlɐ̃w̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vilão, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from vīlla + -ānus. Cognate with Galician vilán and Spanish villano. By surface analysis, vila + -ão.

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