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masculine

/biˈʎano/ ES

/biˈʝano/ MX

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Translation

villain

Word origin

From Medieval Latin villanus ('farmhand, peasant'), from villa ('country estate'). The word for a lowly labourer drifted into meaning a scoundrel, exactly as English 'villain' did.

Origin: Latin
Root: villanus
English cognates: villain, villa, village

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralvillanos

Examples

The villain of the film is very clever.

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Every hero needs a good villain.

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In the end, the villain was defeated.

That actor always plays the villain.

The villain escaped before the police arrived.

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This word is part of lesson 63.