maroto

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin mas, maris (“man, manly”) + -oto, or either from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈɾɔtʊ]

Adjective

maroto (feminine marota, masculine plural marotos, feminine plural marotas)

1. lewd; macho; loutish

Noun

maroto m (plural marotos)

1. gull chick

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “maroto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “maroto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “maroto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From French maraud.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈɾo.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈɾo.tu/

Adjective

maroto (feminine marota, masculine plural marotos, feminine plural marotas, comparable, comparative mais maroto, superlative o mais maroto or marotíssimo)

1. naughty; lewd