maltrato

See also: maltrató

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish maltrato (“maltreatment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈtɾato/, [mal̪ˈt̪ɾa.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: mal‧tra‧to

Noun

maltrato

1. maltreatment; mistreatment

Related terms

• maltrata
• maltratada
• maltratao

Galician

Verb

maltrato

1. first-person singular present indicative of maltratar

Portuguese

Verb

maltrato

1. first-person singular present indicative of maltratar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈtɾato/ [mal̪ˈt̪ɾa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: mal‧tra‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from maltratar.

Noun

maltrato m (plural maltratos)

1. maltreatment; mistreatment

   Synonym: maltratamiento

Etymology 2

Verb

maltrato

1. first-person singular present indicative of maltratar

Further reading

• “maltrato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025