malvado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *malifātius, which consists of malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”), probably via Old Occitan malvat, malvada.

Adjective

malvado m (feminine singular malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas, comparable)

1. bad; evil; wicked

Inflection

Inflection of malvado

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	malvado	malvada	malvados	malvadas
comparative	mais malvado	mais malvada	mais malvados	mais malvadas
superlative	o mais malvado malvadíssimo	a mais malvada malvadíssima	os mais malvados malvadíssimos	as mais malvadas malvadíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *malifātius, which consists of Latin malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”), probably via Old Occitan malvat, malvada. Cognates include: Catalan malvat, Old French malvais (modern mauvais), Italian malvagio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈbado/, [malˈβ̞a.ð̞o]

Adjective

malvado (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvados, feminine plural malvadas)

1. evil, wicked, mean, bad

   Synonym: perverso

   Antonym: bueno

   • 2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Cuando el hijo se lo explica todo al padre, este le pregunta: “¿Cómo has podido volverte tan malvado?”. “Malvado, quizá”, apostilla el narrador. “Pero feliz”.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms

• bruja malvada (“wicked witch”)

Related terms

• maldad
• maleado
• malo

Further reading

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