mão-leve

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Compound of mão (hand) +‎ leve (light).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vi/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlɛ.vi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.ve/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlɛ.ve]
 

  • Hyphenation: mão‧-le‧ve

Noun

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mão-leve m or f by sense (plural mãos-leves)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a person who steals in a covert manner