ben mantido

Galician

Etymology

From ben (well) and mantido (maintained).

Adjective

ben mantido (feminine ben mantida, masculine plural ben mantidos, feminine plural ben mantidas)

  1. well-fed
    • 1877, anon., O tio Marcos da Portela, n. 29:
      Axuntaronse os pais da Províncea, repoludos, grosos e ben mantidos ó parecer, máis ledos qu'os mozos nas trulladas, e máis falangueiros qu'unha rapaza de dazasete anos
      the fathers of the Province meet, plump, thick and well-fed, apparently happier than young men at a feast, and chattier than a seventeen years old girl

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