vándalo

vandal

noun BAN-dah-loh Rare

Origin: From the Vandals, a Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 CE.

Usage Note

Vándalo refers both to someone who willfully destroys property and, historically, to a member of the Germanic Vandal tribe. The feminine form is vándala. The related noun vandalismo (vandalism) derives from the same root. Note the written accent on the first syllable, making it esdrújula (stress on the antepenult).

Examples

"Los vándalos destruyeron el mural del parque."

Natural Translation

The vandals destroyed the park mural.

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