ladrón

See also: ladron

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ladron, from Latin latrō. Cognate with Portuguese ladrão and Spanish ladrón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laˈðɾoŋ]

Noun

ladrón m (plural ladróns, feminine ladroa, feminine plural ladroas)

1. thief

   Coida o ladrón que todos o son (proverb) ― The thief thoughts that everybody also is one

2. (horticulture, winemaking) a undesirable unfruitful sprout or shoot which steals nutrients

Adjective

ladrón m (feminine singular ladroa, masculine plural ladróns, feminine plural ladroas)

1. (rare) thievish, rogue

References

• “ladron” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “ladron” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “ladrón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ladrón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ladrón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Ladino

Etymology

From Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrō.

Noun

ladrón m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling לאד׳רון‎, plural ladrones or ladroním)

1. thief

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ladron, from Latin latrōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈdɾon/, [laˈð̞ɾõn]

• Audio (Colombia)

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Adjective

ladrón (feminine ladrona, masculine plural ladrones, feminine plural ladronas)

1. having the qualities of a thief

   Antonym: honrado

Noun

ladrón m (plural ladrones, feminine ladrona, feminine plural ladronas)

1. thief, robber, crook

   Synonyms: bandido, ratero

2. (Spain) adapter (device allowing more plugs at an outlet)

Derived terms

• latrocinio

Descendants

• Chavacano: ladron
• Palenquero: lairón
• Papiamentu: ladron
• → English: ladrone, ladron

See also

• piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición
• quien roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón
• robar

Further reading

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