maleante
/maleˈante/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- maleantes
Meaning
Similar words
maleante is more colloquial or pejorative for a criminal, a lowlife or thug; delincuente is the standard, neutral legal term.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does maleante mean?
criminal
2 Fill the gap: Detuvieron a unos ___.
Full sentence: Detuvieron a unos maleantes. (They arrested some criminals.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches maleante?
maleante: neutral register, academic frequency, legal domain, neutral connotation.
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