maroto

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin mas, maris (“man, manly”) + -oto, or either from a substrate language.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maˈɾɔtʊ]

Adjective

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

lewd; macho; loutish

Noun

maroto m (plural marotos)

gull chick

References

“maroto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“maroto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“maroto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “morueco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.

Portuguese

Etymology

From French maraud.

Pronunciation

(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)

naughty; lewd

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[1] Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “morueco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos.