Etymology

ladrone

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Today it means: A robber; a pirate; a rascal or rogue. Full definition →

Spanish ladrón ← Latin latrōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromlatrōnem
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromladrón
  3. English todayladrone

Borrowed from Spanish ladrón, from Latin latrōnem, accusative singular of latrō. Doublet of latron.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.