mão-leve

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of mão (“hand”) +‎ leve (“light”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vi/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈlɛ.vi]
 

  • Hyphenation: mão‧-le‧ve

Noun

mão-leve m or f by sense (plural mãos-leves)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a person who steals in a covert manner

Further reading

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