bandarra

Portuguese

Etymology

From bando (“band”) +‎ -arra.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.ʁɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈda.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.ʁɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈda.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.ʁa/ [bɐ̃ˈda.ha]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈda.ʁɐ/

Hyphenation: ban‧dar‧ra

Noun

bandarra m or f by sense (plural bandarras)

layabout; bugger
Synonyms: mandrião, vadio, vagabundo

Further reading

“bandarra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bandarra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /banˈdara/ [bãn̪ˈd̪a.ra]
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: ban‧da‧rra

Noun

bandarra m or f by sense (plural bandarras)

(informal) cheek; cheeky bugger

Further reading

“bandarra”, 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