bandido
bandído with stress marks
bandit
Usage Note
Bandido is borrowed from Spanish bandido and refers to an outlaw, bandit, or criminal, particularly one who operates through theft or ambush. It appears in historical accounts of brigandry during the colonial era and in contemporary colloquial speech, where it can be used hyperbolically to call someone a scoundrel or rascal — especially a mischievous child.
Examples
" Hinuli ng pulis ang bandido. "
Natural Translation
The police caught the bandit.
Literal Translation
Caught the police the bandit.
" Nakita nila ang mga bandido. "
Natural Translation
They saw the bandits.
Literal Translation
Saw they the (plural) bandit.
" Noong unang panahon, takot ang mga manlalakbay sa mga bandidong nag-aabang sa mga bundok upang magnakaw ng mga kalakal. "
Natural Translation
In the old days, travelers were afraid of the bandits who lay in wait in the mountains to rob them of their goods.
Literal Translation
In first time, afraid the travelers of the bandits lying-in-wait in the mountains so-that to-steal of the goods.
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