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malhabido

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From mal- +‎ habido.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malaˈbido/ [ma.laˈβ̞i.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: mal‧ha‧bi‧do

Adjective

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malhabido (feminine malhabida, masculine plural malhabidos, feminine plural malhabidas)

  1. ill-gotten (obtained illegally)
    • 2017 August, Jorge Glas, quotee, “Jorge Glas pide a asambleístas de AP que autoricen el pedido de Fiscalía”, in El Universo[1]:
      [] Debo insistir que jamás he permitido la corrupción, nunca he sido parte de ella, no han podido encontrar un centavo malhabido en ninguna cuenta de Jorge Glas, mi esposa y mis hijos", señaló.
      [] I must insist that I've never allowed corruption, I've never been a part of it, you [the public attorneys] have not been able to find an ill-gotten cent in any account of Jorge Glas, my wife, and my children", he said.