charlatão
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Italian ciarlatano.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɐɾ.lɐˈtɐ̃w̃]
- Hyphenation: char‧la‧tão
Noun[edit]
charlatão m (plural charlatões or charlatães, feminine charlatã or charlatona, feminine plural charlatãs or charlatonas)
- quack; charlatan (false doctor)
- charlatan; imposter
- swindler; con man
- Synonyms: estelionatário, malandro, trambiqueiro, picareta