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PRONUNCIATION OF MAMELUCO

mameluco  [ˌmæmɪˈluːkəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAMELUCO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mameluco is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAMELUCO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mameluco

Mameluco

Mameluco is a Portuguese word that denotes the first generation offspring of a European and an Amerindian. It corresponds to the Spanish word is mestizo. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Mameluco was used to refer to organized bands of slave-hunters, also known as bandeirantes, who roamed the interior of South America from the Atlantic to the foothills of the Andes, and from Paraguay to the Orinoco river, invading Guarani-occupied areas in search of slaves. The word may have become common in Portugal in the Middle Ages, deriving from the Arabic "mamlūk", "Mamluk".

Definition of mameluco in the English dictionary

The definition of mameluco in the dictionary is a person of mixed European and Brazilian Indian descent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAMELUCO


arco
ˈɑːkəʊ
basuco
bəˈsuːkəʊ
Biko
ˈbiːkəʊ
chico
ˈtʃiːkəʊ
eco
ˈiːkəʊ
fico
ˈfiːkəʊ
juco
ˈdʒuːkəʊ
macaco
məˈkɑːkəʊ
mako
ˈmɑːkəʊ
matico
mɑːˈtiːkəʊ
mico
ˈmiːkəʊ
Nabucco
næˈbuːkəʊ
Nikko
ˈniːkəʊ
Pachuco
pəˈtʃuːkəʊ
Pernambuco
ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ
picot
ˈpiːkəʊ
taco
ˈtɑːkəʊ
tucotuco
ˌtuːkəʊˈtuːkəʊ
Turco
ˈtɜːkəʊ
yuko
ˈjuːkəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAMELUCO

mam
mama
mamaguy
mamakau
mamako
mamaku
Mamaluke
mamba
mambo
mamelon
Mameluke
Mamet
mamey
mamie
Mamil
mamilla
mamillae
mamillar
mamillary
mamillate

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAMELUCO

and co
banco
Blanco
Cerro de Pasco
cisco
co
coco
disco
Franco
loco
Mexico
Monaco
morocco
New Mexico
poco
Puerto Rico
San Francisco
Temuco
tobacco
un poco

Synonyms and antonyms of mameluco in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mameluco» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAMELUCO

Find out the translation of mameluco to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mameluco from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mameluco» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mameluco
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mameluco
570 millions of speakers

English

mameluco
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mameluco
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mameluco
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mameluco
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mameluco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mameluco
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mameluco
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mameluco
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mameluco
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mameluco
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mameluco
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mameluco
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mameluco
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mameluco
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मॅमुल्को
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mameluco
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mameluco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mameluco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mameluco
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mameluco
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mameluco
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mameluco
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mameluco
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mameluco
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mameluco

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMELUCO»

The term «mameluco» is normally little used and occupies the 114.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAMELUCO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mameluco» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mameluco» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mameluco

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAMELUCO»

Discover the use of mameluco in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mameluco and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Go-betweens and the Colonization of Brazil: 1500–1600
In early sixteenth-century Brazil, Portuguese settlers and traders used the word “ mameluco” to describe the children of Portuguese men and Indian women. The term, which came from the Arabic mamluk, “to be possessed,” suggested slavery,  ...
Alida C. Metcalf, 2013
2
Actos Desafiantes:
Marcelo Yo se que usted piensa que soy una rata, que ando siempre con la mano llena de grasa con este mameluco que camina solo, en serio, camina solo. El otro dfa fui al zoologico con la nena de Juan y me empilche de verdad, y cuando ...
Diana Taylor, Victoria Martínez, 2002
3
Gender, Race and Religion in the Colonization of the Americas
Such men quickly developed large families with many mameluco children. Tome de Sousa wrote the king in 1553 that he dared not even estimate the size of Joao Ramalho's family because it was so large (Historia, 1921-24, vol. 3, p. 365) ...
Nora E. Jaffary, 2007
4
Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the ...
Of special interest is his definition for: 'Mameluco. No livro 8. de sua historia cap. 4 De incolis Brasiliae, diz Jorge Marggravo, que no Brasil chamao Mameluco ao filho de pay Europeo, e may negra.' Bluteau thus states that in Marcgrave's ...
Jack D. Forbes, 1993
5
El Profeso
El doctor administró al mameluco una segunda dosis de teriaca. El agonizante levantó los párpados. Ya no sonreía. Tenía el aire angustiado de un niño despertado en plena noche. Unos feos cercos negros se marcaron bajosusojos y su ...
Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli, 2012
6
Chambers's Journal
to military discipline, has made them the bravest soldiers of Brazil and the Argentine Republics. Constantly struggling with the wild horses of the Pampas, and habitually breathing the free air of the desert, the mameluco appears to have  ...
‎1864
7
Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
Constantly struggling with the wud horses of the Pampas, and habitually breathing the free air of the desert, the mameluco appears to have acquired vigorous and energetic qualities superior to those possessed either by his European or ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1864
8
Chambers's Edinburgh journal, conducted by W. Chambers. ...
Constantly struggling with the wild horses of the Pampas, and habitually breathing the free air of the desert, the mameluco appears to have acquired vigorous and energetic qualities superior to those possessed either by his European or ...
Chambers's journal, 1864
9
The Ladies' Companion
Of these three types the mameluco presents the most singular characteristics. By this name are designated the descendants of the old conquistadores, who took Indian wives, after exterminating the warriors of the wilderness. They occupy a ...
‎1865
10
The Knickerbocker; Or, New-York Monthly Magazine
THE MAMELUCO. Of these three types the mameluco presents the most singular characteristies. By this name are designated the descendants of the old conguista- dores, who took Indian wives, after exterminating the warriors of the ...
‎1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAMELUCO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mameluco is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Por otro Cordobazo
Un tipo de mameluco azul, con apellido tano, que hablaba de la Justicia Social con la solidez de las vías férreas que cruzan la localidad. «Telediario Digital, Apr 15»
2
Anguita llama a la alianza de todas las fuerzas de la izquierda para …
... dejar al pp el mando unico?, pero culpando al bipartidismo, que nunca existio, lo que no existian eran votos, sobre todo de este mameluco. «elplural.com, Apr 15»
3
Presentación real: Gabriella y Jacques de Mónaco
Por su parte Jacques luce un mameluco azul mientras que su hermana, Gabriella, uno rosa. Los mellizos están aún muy pequeños y quizá les ... «Caras, Dec 14»
4
Quiénes son los presos "famosos" que trabajan y cobran sueldo en …
El diario porteño detalla que Jorge Mangeri, Eduardo Vazquez, Rodolfo Bomparola y Miguel "Mameluco" Villalba, son algunos de los presos ... «Misiones Cuatro, Dec 14»
5
Opinion: Renowned Brazilian Entrepreneur Antônio Ermírio de …
... writer and editor, author of Mauá, Empresário do Império (Companhia das Letras) and História do Brasil com Empreendedores (Mameluco). «Folha.com, Aug 14»
6
Cuáles fueron las celebridades que tuvieron un gran (y un mal) 2013
... prometido Liam Hemsworth, y la otra como una cantante vanguardista que salía con raperos y hacía twerking en un mameluco de unicornio. «CNN México.com, Dec 13»
7
'Kingly Treasures' and other art finds to be auctioned off
Presented in a welcoming pose, it was meant to be clothed with gold-embroidered tunic called a mameluco, the standard infant's wear in the ... «Inquirer.net, Dec 13»
8
Un taller de mecánica fuera de lo común
Y sus técnicos visten un atuendo como el que llevan los enfermeros en sala de operaciones, y no el tradicional mameluco de mecánico. «El Nuevo Dia.com, Nov 13»
9
La Iglesia de Oriente (III)
... manos del sultán mameluco Baibars auxiliada por 10.000 jinetes mongoles. Abaqa incluso envió un delegado al II concilio de Lyon en 1274. «InfoCatólica, Nov 13»
10
Espanyol vs Barcelona (0-2) I All Goals & Highlights I 26.05.2013
mameluco 1 year ago. periquitos rabiosos envidiosos nunca NUNCA NUNCA JAMAS ganareis una liga ni una champions seguir soñando que ... «YouTube, May 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mameluco [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mameluco>. May 2024 ».
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