el
masculine
/biˈʎano/
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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
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The villain of the film is very clever.
buen .
Every hero needs a good villain.
, derrotado.
In the end, the villain was defeated.
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That actor always plays the villain.
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The villain escaped before the police arrived.
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