vándalo

See also: vandalo and vândalo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz.

Adjective

vándalo (feminine vándala, masculine plural vándalos, feminine plural vándalas)

1. Vandalic, of or pertaining to the Vandals

Noun

vándalo m (plural vándalos)

1. a vandal
2. (historical) a Vandal (member of a Germanic tribe)

Related terms

• vandalismo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Vandalus, named after the Germanic tribe, from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbandalo/ [ˈbãn̪.d̪a.lo]

Noun

vándalo m (plural vándalos, feminine vándala, feminine plural vándalas)

1. vandal
2. hooligan; lout; thug; yob, yobbo; punk

   Synonyms: (Spain) gamberro, (Chile, Peru, Río de la Plata region) patotero

3. Vandal
4. (uncountable) Vandalic

Derived terms

• vandálico
• vandalismo
• vandalizar

 

See also

• matón m

Further reading

• “vándalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014