besta brava

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From besta (“horse”) brava (“wild”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsta ˈβɾaβɐ]

Noun

besta brava f (plural bestas bravas)

  1. (archaic) wild animal, beast
    Synonym: fera
  2. wild horse
    Synonym: cabalo salvaxe

Noun

besta brava m or f by sense (plural bestas bravas)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) brute
    Synonym: bruto

References
  • “bestas brauas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “besta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “besta brava” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “besta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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