mão-leve

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of mão (“hand”) +‎ leve (“light”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vi/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlɛ.vi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.ve/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlɛ.ve]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.bɨ/ [ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.βɨ]

Hyphenation: mão‧-le‧ve

Noun

mão-leve m or f by sense (plural mãos-leves)

(Brazil, colloquial) a person who steals in a covert manner

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