malograr
Portuguese
/ma.lo.ˈɡɾa(r)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to harm, botch, spoil, ruin
- (transitive) to fail
Etymology
Affix from Portuguese mal (badly) + Portuguese lograr (acquire).
Origin
Portuguese
lograr
Gloss
acquire
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lograr Portuguese
- mal Portuguese
- mal-assombrado Portuguese
- malcheiroso Portuguese
- maldade Portuguese
- maldisposto Portuguese
- lograr Old Portuguese
- mal Old Portuguese
- mal Kabuverdianu
- mal Guinea-Bissau Creole