mal bravo
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “wild sickness”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mal bravo m (plural males bravos)
- (folklore, medicine) folk name for the diphtheria, anthrax and other sickness
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mal bravo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.