maltês

See also: maltes, maltés, and maltès

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maw.ˈte(j)s/, /maw.ˈte(j)ʃ/

Etymology 1

Malta (Malta) + -ês (-ese).

Noun

maltês m (plural malteses, feminine maltesa, feminine plural maltesas)

  1. Maltese (inhabitant of Malta)
  2. (uncountable) Maltese (Semitic language of Malta)
  3. a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Synonyms
  • (knight of the Order of Malta): hospitalário

Adjective

maltês m (feminine singular maltesa, masculine plural malteses, feminine plural maltesas, not comparable)

  1. Maltese (of Malta)
  2. Maltese (of the Maltese language)
  3. (of a cat) whose fur is primarily blue or gray
  4. of or relating to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Synonyms
  • (of the Order of Malta): hospitalário
Derived terms
  • gato maltês

Etymology 2

Malta (group of itinerant workers or vagabonds) + -ês (-ese), from Malta (Malta).

Noun

maltês m (plural malteses, feminine maltesa, feminine plural maltesas)

  1. day labourer
  2. vagabond
Synonyms
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