mão-leve

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.vɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.bɨ/ [ˈmɐ̃w̃ ˈlɛ.βɨ]

• 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