moleque

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • mlk (Internet slang)

Etymology

Perhaps from Kimbundu muleke (“boy”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈlɛ.ki/, /moˈlɛ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.ke/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛki, (Portugal) -ɛkɨ
  • Hyphenation: mo‧le‧que

Noun

moleque m (plural moleques, feminine moleca, feminine plural molecas)

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

Derived terms
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